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Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic61/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
78 audience votes
Key crew
- George SeatonDirector
- George SeatonScreenplay
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James GarnerMajor Jefferson F. Pike
- Eva Marie SaintAnna Hedler
- Rod TaylorMajor Walter Gerber
- Werner PetersOtto Schack
- John BannerErnst
- Russell ThorsonGen. Allison
- Alan NapierCol. Peter MacLean
- Oscar Beregi Jr.Lt. Col. Ostermann
- Ed GilbertCapt. Abbott
- Sig RumanGerman Guard
- Celia LovskyElsa
- Karl HeldCpl. Kenter