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Wake Me When the War Is Over is a american film of genre War directed by Gene Nelson released in USA on 15 october 1969 with Ken Berry
Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 october 1969
Length 1h14
Directed by Gene Nelson
OriginUSA
Themes Political films
Rating53%
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.
Synopsis
The film tells the story of Lieutenant Roger Carrington (Berry), a soldier fighting for the United States Army Air Forces 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.Actors
Ken Berry
(Lt. Roger Carrington)
Eva Gabor
(Baroness Marlene)
Werner Klemperer
(Maj. Erich Mueller)
Danielle De Metz
(Eva Klein)
Hans Conried
(Prof. Herman Erhardt)
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