John and Roy Boulting had been pursuing separate careers for a number of years before reuniting to make this film. John left his position as managing director of British Lion which he held for six years to produce "because I am anxious to make films again." He called the film "a flippant look at war and the absurdities of war... All naked men are alike really and the film stresses the idea that wars are not won or lost by top level Whitehall, Pentagon, or Wilhemstrasse strategy but by fortuitous intangibles and by the foibles of human beings."
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Soft Beds, Hard Battles
(1974)
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The movie with the 6 best Sellers in one!»
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| Runtime | 1 hr 31 min |
| Premiere: World | January 24, 1974 |
| Premiere: USA | December 4, 1974 |
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Undercovers Hero
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In this comedy, set during the German occupation of France, Peter Sellers plays most major male parts, so he stars in nearly every scene, always bumbling in inspector Clouseau-style. As British Major Robinson he is hidden in Madame Grenier’s Parisian brothel, right under the nose of the German clients, such as Gestapo agent Herr Schroeder (again him). As Général Latour he leads the French resistance, which includes the brothel madam -made a colonel in charge of her sexy 'troops'- and a priest, and is joined by young US diplomat Alan Cassidy. As Japanese imperial Prince Kyoto he becomes a target for the resistance in a monastery on his way to Hitler (again him). At the end he decorates the heroes as French president.Сast and Crew
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