Stalag 17
1953 · Movie · 2h 0m · NR
ComedyDramaWar
"The star-spangled, laugh-loaded salute to our P.W. heroes!"
Overview
After two American prisoners are killed by guards in the act of escaping from a German POW camp in World War II, barracks black marketeer J.J. Sefton is suspected of being an informer.
Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
84/100
Key crew
- Edwin BlumWriter
- Billy WilderWriter
- Billy WilderDirector
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- William HoldenSgt. J.J. Sefton
- Robert StraussSgt. Stanislaus 'Animal' Kuzawa
- Don TaylorLt. James Dunbar
- Otto PremingerOberst von Scherbach
- Harvey LembeckSgt. Harry Shapiro
- Richard ErdmanSgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman
- Peter GravesSgt. Frank Price
- Neville BrandDuke
- Sig RumanSgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
- Michael MooreSgt. Manfredi
- Peter BaldwinSgt. Johnson
- Robinson StoneJoey
Stills
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Themes
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