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Soft Beds, Hard Battles

1974 · 107 min

A chaotic, bawdy farce full of silly accents and bedroom sabotage, played for easy laughs rather than suspense.

Directed by
Roy Boulting
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
The movie with the 6 best Sellers in one!
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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Directed by
Roy Boulting
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • sexuality
  • rebellion
  • deception
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Roy Boulting
Written by
Leo Marks, Roy Boulting
Starring
Peter Sellers, Lila Kedrova, Curd Jürgens, Béatrice Romand, Jenny Hanley, Vernon Dobtcheff, Douglas Sheldon, Philip Madoc
Music
Neil Rhoden
Cinematography
Gilbert Taylor
Runtime
107 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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