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Soft Beds, Hard Battles

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

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Soft Beds, Hard Battles

"The movie with the 6 best Sellers in one!"

1974

1h 47m

4.6(17 votes)

Comedy

Overview

In this comedy, set during the Nazi occupation of France, Peter Sellers plays most major male parts, so he stars in nearly every scene, always bumbling in inspector Clouseau-style.

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United Artists

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Général Latour / Major Robinson / Herr Schroeder / Adolf Hitler / The President / Prince Kyoto

Lila Kedrova

Lila Kedrova

Madame Grenier

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens

Generale Von Grotjahn

Béatrice Romand

Béatrice Romand

Marie-Claude

Jenny Hanley

Jenny Hanley

Michelle

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Padre

Douglas Sheldon

Kapitan Kneff

Philip Madoc

Philip Madoc

Field Marshall Weber

Patricia Burke

Patricia Burke

Mother Superior

Rula Lenska

Rula Lenska

Louise

Creative team

Directed by: Roy Boulting
Written by: Leo Marks
Roy Boulting

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