Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965)

Original title

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Directed by

Gottfried Reinhardt

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

During World War II, a German man keeps two American airmen hidden in his basement for years. After the war ends, he refuses to let them leave.

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What happens

Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious is a 1965 oddball comedy film shot in black and white directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Alec Guinness, Mike Connors and Robert Redford. It is based on the 1960 novel The Hiding Place by Robert Shaw. The title is derived from Austrian-born columnist and theater critic Alfred Polgar's quip, "The situation is desperate, but not serious." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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