Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious
| Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gottfried Reinhardt |
| Written by | Robert Shaw (novel) Jan Lustig Silvia Reinhardt |
| Produced by | Gottfried Reinhardt |
| Starring | Alec Guinness Mike Connors Robert Redford Paul Dahlke |
| Cinematography | Kurt Hasse |
| Edited by | Walter Boos |
| Music by | Harold Byrne Leon Carr |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious is a 1965 oddball comedy film shot in black and white directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Alec Guinness, Mike Connors and Robert Redford. It is based on the 1960 novel The Hiding Place by Robert Shaw.
The title is a derived from Viennese Alfred Polgar's quip, "The situation is desperate but not serious."