Stalag 17 (1953)

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Billy Wilder

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William Holden
Sgt. J.J. Sefton

Don Taylor
Lt. James Dunbar

Otto Preminger
Oberst von Scherbach

Robert Strauss
Sgt. Stanislaus 'Animal' Kuzawa

Harvey Lembeck
Sgt. Harry Shapiro

Richard Erdman
Sgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman

Peter Graves
Sgt. Frank Price

Neville Brand
Duke

Written by

Billy Wilder

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Classic war drama.

15 years, 5 months ago at May 7 12:53

PvtCaboose91

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"Nobody has ever escaped from Stalag 17. Not alive, anyway."

When people look back at the classic World War II movies there is one indisputable fact: most of them are a story about the fighting or being in the trenches. Most Hollywood WWII films are just about the combat and the drama while on the front line. The opening narration states quite clearly that no films are made about th... read more

STALAG 17

16 years, 8 months ago at Feb 5 12:26

Annabelle Lee

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Golden boy William Holden bagged an Oscar for his portrayal of resident entrepreneur/stool pigeon (?) in a POW camp during WWII. Entirely deserved it too, and I suppose Billy Wilder deserves most of the credit. Though not a fan of war movies, this is one of two favorite war flicks--the other being The Bridge on the River Kwai (another Holden flick, but he's not the reason I like it--Alec Guiness... read more

A classic

10 years, 7 months ago at Feb 23 12:35

johanlefourbe

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Since it is considered a classic, I was really eager to check this flick. Honestly, I'm not really familiar with Billy Wilder's work but I have fortunately managed to watch a few of his movies lately ('The Apartment', 'Some Like It Hot', 'The Seven Year Itch', 'Sabrina', 'Sunset Blvd.') and this movie was easily of one of his best. The first striking thing about this movie is its introduction when... read more

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When two escaping American World War II prisoners are killed, the German P.O.W. camp barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.

Release date: 10 August 1953
UPC: 097360581645

Tags: War (10), Drama (8), Comedy (7), World War II (7), Prison (7), WWII (6), Nazi (5), POW (5), Prisoner Of War (4), Black & White (4), 1950s (3), Escape (3), 1953 (3), Nazis (2), World War 2 (2), Pin Up (1), Self Justice (1), Light Bulb (1), Cynic (1)

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