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
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.
quirkyoffbeattensesatiricalslow-burnclaustrophobicoddunsettling
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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