Product Details

• Actors: Danny Kaye, Curd Jürgens, Nicole Maurey, Françoise Rosay, Akim Tamiroff
• Directors: Peter Glenville
• Writers: Franz Werfel, George Froeschel, S.N. Behrman
• Producers: William Goetz
• Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: February 20, 1996
• Run Time: 109 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303962076
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #239,204 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wanna smile with a warm feeling?, January 28, 2002

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Leon Rosiczkowski (APO, AE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Me & The Colonel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I never forgot this movie after having seen it 30 years ago. When its title was found while searching amongst Danny's films I remembered the story as if it was yesterday. I immediately purchased a copy to show my family, and my son watched it a second time immediately.
As a Jew in France during the Nazi period, Danny's Jacobowsky is in very great danger, out of necessity he teams with a Polish colonel to leave France. The "HOW" of this is humorous(!) and heart-warming. The Jurgens' Colonel and Kay's Jacobowsky compliment each other wonderfully; one is brave the other not, one is clever the other not, one is handsome the other not, one is sensible the other not, etc.
You'll smile time after time throughout the movie!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wise and Winning!, August 16, 2006

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R. Schultz (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Me & The Colonel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a gem of a movie, unfortunately largely overlooked. I think Danny Kaye gives his best performance here, in a long career of wonderful performances. And the plot offers something for almost everyone, without in the least being a pandering smear of action.

Men to whom I recommended this film liked it for its recreation of conditions in World War II France. The tanks, the Germans sweeping in to occupy, the grim choice faced by the local residents of the occupied towns - to cope, to conciliate, or to combat.

All the women to whom I've recommended this film liked the romance. With its hint of the possibility of polyandry to come, this movie was ahead of its time, without stooping to the crasser implications of the modern meaning of "a threesome."

I have also recommended this movie to anyone involved in any 12-step program or any program designed to overcome phobias. Faced with a tough situation, Danny Kaye reminds himself of his motto, "There are always two possibilities." He doesn't allow himself to get boxed in. A motivational speaker could endlessly recite this philosophy to anyone suffering from agoraphobia or social phobia. But that wouldn't have the impact of actually seeing Danny Kaye put his motto into play in such an engaging way.

I suppose a hyper-politically correct person might find a grain of stereotyping here. Kurt Jurgens, also in what I consider to be his best performance, plays a Polish officer - big, bluff, and yes, a little "dumb." And Danny Kaye plays a Jewish refugee who is, yes, rather "resourceful," and who relies on this resourcefulness to get him through. However I don't think anyone could ultimately object to this mote of stereotyping, because overall, both Kaye and Jurgens prove themselves to be such winning, incomparable individuals - they transcend any attempts to fit them into a mold.

This is a must-see movie. It will lighten your heart. It will leave you feeling more hopeful - about humanity and about your own future. After watching it, you too will realize that, even confronted by the most dire circumstances, you always have at least "two possibilities."

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful!, January 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Me & The Colonel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I love watching Danny Kaye movies! I was not at all disappointed with this one! A taste of what the Europeans went though in WWII. A little suspense. A little love. Some funny situations. Very enjoyable!