Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Soft Beds, Hard Battles

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

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1974
1h 47m
4.3(16 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

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Peter Sellers

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

Peter Sellers
Acting

Lila Kedrova

Madame Grenier

Lila Kedrova
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Curd Jürgens

Generale Von Grotjahn

Curd Jürgens
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Béatrice Romand

Marie-Claude

Béatrice Romand
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Jenny Hanley

Michelle

Jenny Hanley
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Vernon Dobtcheff

Padre

Vernon Dobtcheff
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Douglas Sheldon

Kapitan Kneff

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Philip Madoc

Field Marshall Weber

Philip Madoc
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Patricia Burke

Mother Superior

Patricia Burke
Acting

Rula Lenska

Louise

Rula Lenska
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Françoise Pascal

Madeleine

Françoise Pascal
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Gabriella Licudi

Simone

Gabriella Licudi
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Rex Stallings

Alan Cassidy

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Daphne Lawson

Claudine

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Hylette Adolphe

Mlle. Tom Tom

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Thorley Walters

General Erhardt

Thorley Walters
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Jean Driant

Jean

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Basil Dignam

Brigadier

Basil Dignam
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Nicholas Loukes

Schultz

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Stanley Lebor

Gestapo

Stanley Lebor
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Gertan Klauber

Gestapo

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Barry J. Gordon

Gestapo

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Joan Baxter

Vera Lynn

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Nicholas Courtney

French Intelligence Officer

Nicholas Courtney
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Windsor Davies

Bisset (uncredited)

Windsor Davies
Acting

Stephen Greif

Colonel Hiller

Stephen Greif
Acting

Ian McCulloch

Colonel Braun

Ian McCulloch
Acting

Bruce Purchase

Colonel Meinertzhagen (uncredited)

Bruce Purchase
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Michael Sheard

Military Governor (uncredited)

Michael Sheard
Acting

Helli Louise

Prostitute

Helli Louise
Acting

Timothy West

Unknown Role

Timothy West
Acting

John Abineri

Prefect of Police (uncredited)

John Abineri
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Harry Fielder

Soldier (uncredited)

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Richard Marner

German Prison Guard (uncredited)

Richard Marner
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Tina Simmons

Army Girl (uncredited)

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