Arms and the Man
Nov 20 1958
•2h 40m
•Comedy, Romance
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.
Cast
See allO.W. Fischer
Hauptmann Bluntschli
Liselotte Pulver
Raina Petkoff
Ellen Schwiers
Louka
Jan Hendriks
Leutnant Sergius Slivitzna
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