The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz is a 1968 American comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 directed by George Marshall

George Marshall

George Catlett Marshall was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense...

 and starring Elke Sommer

Elke Sommer

Elke Sommer , born Baroness Elke Schletz, is a German actress, entertainer and artist.-Career:Sommer was born in Berlin to a Lutheran minister and his wife...

, Bob Crane

Bob Crane

Robert Edward "Bob" Crane was an American actor and disc jockey, best known for his performance as Colonel Robert E...

, Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer was a comedic and dramatic actor, best known for his role as Colonel Klink on the CBS television sitcom, Hogan's Heroes.-Early life:...

 and Leon Askin

Leon Askin

Leon Askin was an Austrian actor best known for portraying the character "General Burkhalter" on the TV sitcom Hogan's Heroes.-Early life:...

. An East German athlete defects to the West

Western world

The Western world, also known as the West and the Occident , is a term referring to the countries of Western Europe , the countries of the Americas, as well all countries of Northern and Central Europe, Australia and New Zealand...

 by pole-vaulting over the Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...

.

Trivia

Four of the main actors involved in the film (Bob Crane

Bob Crane

Robert Edward "Bob" Crane was an American actor and disc jockey, best known for his performance as Colonel Robert E...

, Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer was a comedic and dramatic actor, best known for his role as Colonel Klink on the CBS television sitcom, Hogan's Heroes.-Early life:...

, John Banner

John Banner

John Banner , born Johann Banner, was an American film and television actor, who was born and died in Vienna, Austria....

, and Leon Askin

Leon Askin

Leon Askin was an Austrian actor best known for portraying the character "General Burkhalter" on the TV sitcom Hogan's Heroes.-Early life:...

) also worked together on the set of the popular late 60's-era sitcom Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes

Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to March 28, 1971, on the CBS network. The show was set in a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War. Bob Crane had the starring role as Colonel Robert E...

, with Crane playing the title character. Crane, Banner, and Klemperer appeared in every episode, with Askin appearing in many.

Cast

• Elke Sommer
  Elke Sommer
  Elke Sommer , born Baroness Elke Schletz, is a German actress, entertainer and artist.-Career:Sommer was born in Berlin to a Lutheran minister and his wife...
  
   - Paula Schultz
• Bob Crane
  Bob Crane
  Robert Edward "Bob" Crane was an American actor and disc jockey, best known for his performance as Colonel Robert E...
  
   - Bill Mason
• Werner Klemperer
  Werner Klemperer
  Werner Klemperer was a comedic and dramatic actor, best known for his role as Colonel Klink on the CBS television sitcom, Hogan's Heroes.-Early life:...
  
   - Klaus
• Joey Forman
  Joey Forman
  Joey Forman was an American comedian and comic actor. He first attracted attention in Las Vegas as the opening act for Mickey Rooney...
  
   - Herbert Sweeney
• John Banner
  John Banner
  John Banner , born Johann Banner, was an American film and television actor, who was born and died in Vienna, Austria....
  
   - Weber
• Leon Askin
  Leon Askin
  Leon Askin was an Austrian actor best known for portraying the character "General Burkhalter" on the TV sitcom Hogan's Heroes.-Early life:...
  
   - Oscar
• Maureen Arthur
  Maureen Arthur
  Maureen Arthur is an American actress.Arthur appeared in numerous movies and television programs from the late 1950s through the early 1990s as well as on Broadway....
  
   - Barbara Sweeney
• Robert Carricart - Rocco