Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974)

Director:

Roy Boulting

Writers:

Roy Boulting (story)
Leo Marks (story)

Release Date:

22 October 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The movie with the 6 best Sellers in one!

Plot:

In this comedy, set during the Nazi occupation of France, Peter Sellers plays most major male parts...

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Brothel | Hitler | Priest | Agent

Cast

Peter Sellers	...	Général Latour / Major Robinson / Herr Schroeder / Adolf Hitler / The President / Prince Kyoto
Lila Kedrova	...	Madame Grenier
Curd Jürgens	...	General Von Grotjahn
Béatrice Romand	...	Marie-Claude
Jenny Hanley	...	Michelle
Gabriella Licudi	...	Simone
Françoise Pascal	...	Madeleine
Rex Stallings	...	Alan Cassidy
Rula Lenska	...	Louise
Daphne Lawson	...	Claudine
Hylette Adolphe	...	Mlle. Tom-Tom
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Padre
Douglas Sheldon	...	Kapitan Kneff
Thorley Walters	...	General Erhardt
Timothy West	...	Convent Chaplain

Also Known As:

Party for Hitler
Undercovers Hero (USA)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Company:

Charter Film Productions

Trivia:

The last film of Basil Dignam.

Quotes:

Schultz: What do you look forward to?
Herr Schroeder: After the war? I look forward to going back to my old job in civilian street.
Schultz: What did you do?
Herr Schroeder: I was an income tax inspector.
Schultz: Very different from the Gestapo.
Herr Schroeder: Not the way I do it!

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever Part 4 (2009) (V)

Unfunny Sellers films

Peter Sellers actually gives a performance playing numerous roles in this boring unfunny farce, as he even plays a Japanese officer and speaks real Japanese language! But not even the great Peter Sellers can save this tired boring movie that fails in all gags and humor (except for the scene where the bed flips over). I could see why United Artist took two years to release this film, and the film only lasted a week in most cities. It's not on video here in America, but it's recommended to any Peter Sellers fans only. Others beware!