Me and the Colonel
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| Directed by | Peter Glenville |
| Produced by | William Goetz |
| Written by | S. N. Behrman George Froeschel Franz Werfel (play) |
| Starring | Danny Kaye Curd Jürgens Nicole Maurey Akim Tamiroff |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Editing by | William A. Lyon Charles Nelson |
| Release date(s) | October 1958 |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Me and the Colonel is a 1958 film based on the play "Jacobowsky und der Oberst" by Franz Werfel. It was directed by Peter Glenville and stars Danny Kaye, Curd Jürgens and Akim Tamiroff.
Kaye won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of Jacobowsky, the refugee.
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[edit] Plot
During the invasion of France by Nazi Germany, a shy, intelligent Jewish refugee tries to flee from the Nazis with the aid of an anti-Semitic, autocratic, brave Polish Colonel who is trying to smuggle papers to England. Their dysfunctional partnership is made even more difficult when both men begin to fall in love with the same French innkeeper's daughter—the Colonel's fiancee.
[edit] Themes
The film uses the contrasting characters of the Jacobowsky and Prokoszny to examine their world views. Jacobowsky is timid, intelligent and creative, where Prokoszny is brave, rash, and stuck in his ways. The movie has Prokoszny gradually embracing the viewpoint of the very different S. L. Jacobowsky, quoting his mother, that "In life, there are always two possibilities."
[edit] Cast
- Danny Kaye as S.L. Jacobowsky
- Curd Jürgens as Colonel Prokoszny (as Curt Jurgens)
- Nicole Maurey as Suzanne Roualet
- Françoise Rosay as Madame Bouffier (as Francoise Rosay)
- Akim Tamiroff as Szabuniewicz
- Martita Hunt as Mother Superior
- Alexander Scourby as Major Von Bergen
- Liliane Montevecchi as Cosette
- Ludwig Stössel as Dr. Szicki (as Ludwig Stossel)
- Gérard Buhr as German Captain (as Gerard Buhr)
- Franz Roehn as Monsieur Girardin
- Celia Lovsky as Mme. Arle
- Clément Harari as Man of the Gestapo (as Clement Harari)
- Alain Bouvette as Rothschild's Chauffeur
- Albert Godderis as M. Gravat
[edit] External links
- Me and the Colonel at the Internet Movie Database
- Me and the Colonel at the TCM Movie Database
- Me and the Colonel at AllRovi
- Me and the Colonel at Clown Ministry
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