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The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye (1971)

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Original title
Hochwürden drückt ein Auge zu
Directed by
Harald Vock
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
6
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A reverend gets into comedic situations that require him to overlook certain rules. The story follows his efforts to handle the resulting trouble.

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What happens

The Reverend Turns a Blind Eye (German: Hochwürden drückt ein Auge zu) is a 1971 West German comedy film directed by Harald Vock and starring Roy Black, Uschi Glas and Georg Thomalla. It was followed by a 1972 sequel Always Trouble with the Reverend. It was partly shot on location around Lake Wörthersee in the Austrian state of Carinthia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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