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Arms and the Man

Helden

Directed by Franz Peter Wirth
West Germany, 1958
Comedy, Romance

Synopsis

1865: Swiss captain Bluntschli fights as mercenary in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia. When his group’s attacked by a few Bulgarian troopers, he learns that he’s got the wrong ammunition for his cannon and has to flee. His flight leads him right into the bedroom of his enemy’s fiancée.

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Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

1959

Academy Awards

1959 | Nominee: Best Foreign Language Film

German Film Critics Association Awards

1959 | Winner: Best Film

German Film Awards

1959 | 2 wins including: Outstanding Feature Film (Challenge Award 'Golden Bowl')

1959 | 2 nominations including: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Silver)

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Cast & Crew
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What are people saying?

  • dionysus67's rating of the film Arms and the Man

    dionysus67

    A borderline "3" this one mainly due to its handsome looks, which have to do mostly with the care put in the costumes, the set design and some painterly-like frames, mostly in the scant exterior shots. Another asset is its quasi-Bergmanesque theme of making a fool of romantic love and of war heroism. Its flaws lie with the monolithic direction and with some of the not so successful jokes. Flawed but quite enjoyable.

    April 22, 2019 21:22

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