''Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (german: Drei Tage Mittelarrest) is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Ernst Waldow,

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. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by Erich Kettelhut and

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. It is a remake of the 1930 comedy film '' Three Days Confined to Barracks''. Like its predecessor it is a comic portrayal of life in the German Army at the beginning of the century.

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* 1950s historical comedy-drama films German historical comedy-drama films West German films Films directed by Georg Jacoby Remakes of German films Military humor in film Films set in the 1900s 1955 comedy films 1955 drama films German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films shot at Wandsbek Studios {{1950s-Germany-film-stub