Almost a Hero (1967)
Towards the end of World War II, the fictitious French mountain village of Molinette is occupied by German troops. Because of sleep aid, served by his French girlfriend Hélène, the German corporal Karl Küppers misses the departure of his company to Russia. With the help of the purposeful Frenchwoman he becomes Ortskommandant.
- Released
- 1967-08-21
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Rainer Erler
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Martin Held as Karl Küppers
- Pascale Petit as Hélène
- Hans Terofal as Bruckmeyer
- Rudolf Schündler as Hauptmann
- Fred C. Siebeck as Oberzahlmeister
- Henny Alma as Ninette, die kleine Tochter
- Vladimir Medar as Bürgermeister
- Vladimir Leib as Pfarrer
- Ernst Ronnecker as Mundharmonikaspieler
- Antun Nalis
- Relja Bašić
- Lilo Shick