Me and the Colonel

"Here's Fun! Danny Panics the Wehrmacht in his own brand of war!"

1958 1h 49m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 20

ComedyWar

Synopsis

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Nazis are about to overrun France, and a Jewish man named Jacobowsky is stranded in Paris. He hitches a ride with reluctant Polish serviceman Colonel Prokoszny, who harbors a bias against Jews. They are soon joined by Prokoszny's bride-to-be, Suzanne, who takes an immediate liking to the engaging Jacobowsky. This furthers the hostility between Jacobowsky and Prokoszny, but they must put their differences aside to evade the Nazis trailing them.

“Here's Fun! Danny Panics the Wehrmacht in his own brand of war!”

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Cast

Danny Kaye
S.L. Jacobowsky
Curd Jürgens
Colonel Prokoszny
Nicole Maurey
Suzanne Roualet
Françoise Rosay
Madame Bouffier
Akim Tamiroff
Szabuniewicz
Martita Hunt
Mother Superior
Alexander Scourby
Major Von Bergen
Liliane Montevecchi
Cosette

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Glenville
Writers: S. N. Behrman, George Froeschel
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Glenville, shot by Burnett Guffey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor William A. Lyon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Danny Kaye and Curd Jürgens and Nicole Maurey carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Here's Fun! Danny Panics the Wehrmacht in his own brand of war!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Glenville directs. Burnett Guffey behind the camera. George Duning scores. William A. Lyon cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

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168 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Peter Glenville, shot by Burnett Guffey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by George Duning. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor William A. Lyon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Danny Kaye and Curd Jürgens and Nicole Maurey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Here's Fun! Danny Panics the Wehrmacht in his own brand of war!".
9IMDB entry: tt0051915 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.