In this role-switching farce, Grant is a French Army captain who marries an American WAC in occupied Germany. In order to return together to America, he has to pretend to be a woman and go to America as a "War Bride."
In post-World War II Germany, American Lieutenant Catherine Gates and French army officer Henri Rochard fall in love and marry. However, on the day they speak their "I dos," Gates's ship sets sail for the States. Rochard succeeds in getting aboard the boat as a "war bride," but, unhappily, he cannot bunk with his new wife due to military regulations. For the life of these two honeymooners, they can't succeed in consummating their marriage, until, one day, the Army sees that strict rules can actually be broken -- especially in the name of love.
Rated BBFC U by the British Board of Film Classification.
A Sol C. Siegel production.
The majority of the film was shot on location in Germany.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Stereo - English
Monaural - English
Additional Release Material:
Theatrical Trailer
Behind-the-Scenes in Germany (Without Sound)
Director of Photography
Norbert F. Brodine: American Director of Production
Director of Photography
Osmond H. Borradaile: Director of Photography
Production Designer
Albert Hogsett: Art Director
Production Designer
Lyle Wheeler: Art Director
Source Writer
Henri Rochard: Novelist - Male War Bride
Music Director
Lionel Newman: Composer/Music Director
Review 1:
"...Cary, Cary, Cary!..." - Recommended
Source: Premiere
p.115 09/01/1994
Review 2:
"...The banter is textbook Hawks, and the red-tape satire is as hilarious as both leads..."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 09/09/1994