Stalag 17 Movie Review 1953

A group of American G.I.s in a German POW camp during WWII suspects the opportunistic Sefton (Holden) of being the spy in their midst. One of the very best American movies of the 1950s, adapted from the play by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski. Wilder, so good at comedy, proved himself equally adept at drama, and brought a top-drawer performance out of Holden. Features superb photography from Ernest Laszlo, and a wonderful score.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

POW/MIA, World War II Spies, Chess, Great Escapes, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, Christmas, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Billy Wilder, Edwin Blum

Cast

William Holden, Don Taylor, Peter Graves, Otto Preminger, Harvey Lembeck, Robert Strauss, Sig Rumann, Richard Erdman, Neville Brand, Gil Stratton, Robinson Stone, Robert Shawley, Jay Lawrence

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo

Director

Billy Wilder

Music

Franz Waxman

Producer

Billy Wilder, Paramount Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1953: Actor (Holden).