An East German Olympian vaults the Berlin Wall—and into a farcical Cold War caper.
THE WICKED DREAMS OF PAULA SCHULTZ
Did you ever see a dream running? Jumping? Stripping? Hiding? Not hiding?
A rebellious East German athlete dons some daring miniskirts. Soon the leggy track star attracts a lustful villain. To escape, she pole vaults over the Berlin Wall. There she is befriended by a wily America black marketeer who secretly agrees to return her to the communists.
Quick Answer
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz is a 1968 American comedy directed by George Marshall about an East German Olympic athlete who pole-vaults over the Berlin Wall, only to get caught up with a black marketeer, the CIA, and Cold War schemes.
Programmer's Pick
Elke Sommer’s high jumps over barbed wire are only matched by the film’s leaps into madcap farce. Cold War politics have rarely looked so breezy—or so bedecked in miniskirts and swinging sixties style.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- George Marshall
- Writers
- Burt Styler, Albert E. Lewin, Nat Perrin, Ken Englund
- Release
- 1968
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Comedy
- Also Known As
- Ta erotika oneira tis Paola, Sigan a esa rubia, Los perversos sueños de una rubia, As Maliciosas Aventuras de uma Loura, Yöjuoksuja ja syrjähyppyjä, Camarada Mini-Saia, Striptease bag jerntæppet, La minigonna proibita della compagna Schultz
Why This Matters
This 1968 comedy directed by George Marshall features a screenplay by Albert E. Lewin, Nat Perrin, and Burt Styler, centering on a topical Cold War premise of an East German athlete defecting to the West by pole-vaulting over the Berlin Wall.
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Why Cult
Paula’s pole-vault escape from East Berlin sets the tone for this Cold War caper, blending athletic feats with political satire.
Expect daring miniskirts, public nudity, and a very leggy heroine—this is Cold War comedy with a playful, risqué edge.
Bob Crane’s wheeling and dealing as a black market operator adds double-crosses and capitalist hijinks to the East-meets-West confusion.
Disguises, CIA meddling, and Cold War slapstick make this a farce with plenty of secret-agent mischief and mistaken identities.
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Questions from the Vault
Who directed The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz? +
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz was directed by George Marshall.
How long is The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz? +
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz has a runtime of 113 minutes.
What genre is The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz? +
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz is a comedy.
Where can I watch The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz? +
You can watch The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz on SassyFlix.
How does Paula Schultz escape from East Germany? +
Paula uses her Olympic training to pole-vault over the Berlin Wall into West Germany.
Why does Bill Mason disguise himself as a female athlete? +
Bill Mason disguises himself as a female athlete in order to get Paula back after realizing he loves her.
