Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over

1969•1h 14m•5.0/10

ComedyWarTV Movie

Ratings

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5.0/10(8)

During the latter days of WWII an American Lieutenant accidentally falls out of an airplane into German territory. He is taken in by a Baroness who becomes smitten with him and doesn't want him to leave, so she doesn't tell him that the war has ended...for five years!

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Production

Thomas/Spelling Productions, ABC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ken Berry

Ken Berry

Lt. Roger Carrington

Eva Gabor

Eva Gabor

Baroness Marlene

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

Maj. Erich Mueller

Danielle De Metz

Danielle De Metz

Eva Klein

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

Prof. Herman Erhardt

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Colonel

Alan Hewitt

Alan Hewitt

Koenig

Woodrow Parfrey

Woodrow Parfrey

Schneider

Parley Baer

Parley Baer

Erhardt's Butler

William Wintersole

Klaus

Norbert Schiller

Norbert Schiller

Jon Cedar

Jon Cedar

Flarger

Ben Wright

Ben Wright

Police Officer

Ted Gehring

Ted Gehring

German Soldier

Walter Janovitz

Walter Janovitz

Train Conductor

Martin Kosleck

Martin Kosleck

Butler

Skip Young

Skip Young

Captain

Jason Fithian

Capt. Schmidty (uncredited)

Fred Holliday

C-47 Transport Pilot (uncredited)

Art Lewis

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