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Which Way to the Front?

  • 1970
  • G
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.5K
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Jerry Lewis in Which Way to the Front? (1970)
SlapstickComedyWar

Brendan Byers is rejected by the army and is unable to fight Hitler.Brendan Byers is rejected by the army and is unable to fight Hitler.Brendan Byers is rejected by the army and is unable to fight Hitler.

  • Director
    • Jerry Lewis
  • Writers
    • Gerald Gardner
    • Dee Caruso
    • Dick Miller
  • Stars
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Jan Murray
    • John Wood
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jerry Lewis
    • Writers
      • Gerald Gardner
      • Dee Caruso
      • Dick Miller
    • Stars
      • Jerry Lewis
      • Jan Murray
      • John Wood
    • 24User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast98

    Jerry Lewis
    Jerry Lewis
    • Brendan Byers III…
    Jan Murray
    Jan Murray
    • Sidney Everett Hackle
    John Wood
    John Wood
    • Finkel
    Steve Franken
    Steve Franken
    • Peter Bland
    Willie Davis
    • Lincoln
    Dack Rambo
    Dack Rambo
    • Terry Love
    Robert Middleton
    Robert Middleton
    • Colonico
    Kaye Ballard
    Kaye Ballard
    • Senora Messina
    Harold J. Stone
    Harold J. Stone
    • General Buck
    Paul Winchell
    Paul Winchell
    • Schroeder
    Sidney Miller
    Sidney Miller
    • Hitler
    Joe Besser
    Joe Besser
    • Dock Master
    Gary Crosby
    Gary Crosby
    • SS Guard
    Danny Dayton
    Danny Dayton
    • Man in Car
    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Bland's Mother
    Neil Hamilton
    Neil Hamilton
    • Chief of Staff
    Bob Layker
    • Sergeant
    Art Lewis
    Art Lewis
    • SS Guard
    • (as Artie Lewis)
    • Director
      • Jerry Lewis
    • Writers
      • Gerald Gardner
      • Dee Caruso
      • Dick Miller
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Final film of Joe Besser.
    • Goofs
      The entire movie is an anachronism. Set in WW2, people have 1970 hair styles, and clothing. A woman is seen in a mini skirt.
    • Quotes
      • Adolf Hitler: Did you know that last year more people died from cigarette smoking than from bombings?
      • Brendan Byers III: What will you do about that, Führer?
      • Adolf Hitler: Increase the bombings!
    • Connections
      Featured in To Be Takei (2014)

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    • Supposedly George Takei regrets participating in this film. Is this true?

    Details

    • Release date
      • September 27, 1970 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wo, bitte, geht's zur Front?
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Jerry Lewis Productions
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $402,134
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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