Arms and the Man

Helden

1865: Swiss captain Bluntschli fights as mercenary in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia. When his group's attacked by a few Bulgarian troopers, he learns that he's got the wrong ammunition for his cannon and has to flee. His flight leads him right into the bedroom of his enemy's fiancée.

Screenplay

Johanna Sibelius

Screenplay

George Bernard Shaw

Director

Franz Peter Wirth

Screenplay

Eberhard Keindorff

Status

Released

Release date

20/11/1958

Original language

German