The Wildcat(1921)
A charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained. A wonderfully anarchic and playfully subversive satire of military life from one of the great comedy filmmakers.
Movie: The Wildcat
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Rischka
Kommandant der Festung Tossenstein
Leutnant Alexis
Räuberhauptmann Claudius
Pepo
Lilli
Frau des Kommandanten
Zofano
Dafko
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A charismatic lieutenant newly assigned to a remote fort is captured by a group of mountain bandits, thus setting in motion a madcap farce that is Lubitsch at his most unrestrained. A wonderfully anarchic and playfully subversive satire of military life from one of the great comedy filmmakers.
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1921-04-14
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