Wake Me When the War Is Over
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| Wake Me When The War Is Over | |
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 Wake Me When The War Is Over poster |
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| Directed by | Gene Nelson |
| Produced by | Sidney Morse Gene Nelson |
| Written by | John Aylesworth Frank Peppiatt |
| Starring | Ken Berry Eva Gabor Werner Klemperer |
| Music by | Fred Steiner |
| Cinematography | Archie R. Dalzell |
| Editing by | Leon Carrere |
| Distributed by | American Broadcasting Company |
| Release date(s) | October 14, 1969 |
| Running time | 74 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Wake Me When The War Is Over is a 1969 American comedy made-for-TV film starring Ken Berry and Eva Gabor, and directed by Gene Nelson. It first aired on ABC.
[edit] Plot summary
The film tells the story of Lieutenant Roger Carrington (Berry), a soldier fighting for the United States Air Force during the closing days of World War II. After accidentally falling out of a plane and landing in German territory, he is hidden by a local baroness named Marlene (Gabor). Luckily, Marlene is against the Nazis, and sympathizes with Carrington, taking him under her wing to recover, and eventually falling in love with him. Unfortunately, when World War II ends, Marlene realizes that Carrington will leave when he finds this out. Not wanting him to go yet, she decides not to tell him about the war ending so he will stay, and she manages to keep him with her for nearly five years. Around then is when Carrington convinces himself that it's his duty to continue fighting and he leaves Marlene's estate, not realizing he's now in a peacetime country. The only problem is, no one can tell him the war is over because no one around him speaks English.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Ken Berry | Roger Carrington |
| Eva Gabor | Baroness Marlene |
| Werner Klemperer | Erich Mueller |
| Danielle De Metz | Eva |
| Hans Conried | Erhardt |
| Jim Backus | Colonel |
| Parley Baer | Erhardt's Butler |
