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Stalag 17

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Original title

Stalag 17

Year

1953

Running time

120 min.

Country

United States

Director

Billy Wilder

Screenwriter

Billy Wilder, Edwin Blum. Theater: Donald Bevan, Edmund Trzcinski

Cast

Music

Franz Waxman

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo (B&W)

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

War. Drama | II World War. Prison Drama. Army

Synopsis

During WWII, in Stalag (which is German for prison) 17, the prisoners are dumbfounded as to how the Germans know when someone's trying to escape. Recently, two tried to escape and never made past just outside the camp. Sefton, a hustler and wheeler dealer, said that they wouldn't. And it also seems that Sefton doesn't mind that he has to trade with the Germans for some extra food or whatever and has no desire to escape. When they lose some valuable materials like a radio, or when a Lieutenant Dunbar, who just arrived, and who also blew up an ammunition train, and who also has some (unpleasant) history with Sefton, is arrested, they assume that Sefton's an informant. And while Sefton adamantly claims he is not, they don't turn their back on him or trust him, and would like nothing better than to tear him apart. Can Sefton find out who the real informant is?

Rankings Position

#41 Best War Movies/War Film
#45 Best Movies and TV Series about the Second World War

Awards: 1953: Oscar: Best Actor (William Holden). 3 Nominations

1953: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1953: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Comedy Screenplay

1953: National Board of Review: Top 10 Best Films

1953: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Actor (William Holden)

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85 My Favorite War Movies (57)

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