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Stalag 17 - COLLECTOR'S EDITION (1953)  link to Stalag 17 on IMDb  

Number: 1026

cover Stalag 17

IMDb Rating:
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8.0/10 (45.4K votes)

Country: United States, 120 minutes

Spoken languages: English, German, Russian

Genres: Drama, War

Director(s): Billy Wilder

Storyline:
It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17. For the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem - there seems to be a security leak. The Germans always seem to be forewarned about escapes and in the most recent attempt the two men, Manfredi and Johnson, walked straight into a trap and were killed. For some in Barracks 4, especially the loud-mouthed Duke, the leaker is obvious: J.J. Sefton, a wheeler-dealer who doesn't hesitate to trade with the guards and who has acquired goods and privileges that no other prisoner seems to have. Sefton denies giving the Germans any information and makes it quite clear that he has no intention of ever trying to escape. He plans to ride out the war in what little comfort he can arrange, but it doesn't extend to spying for the Germans. As tensions mount and a mob mentality takes root, it becomes obvious that Sefton will have to find the real snitch if he is to have any peace and avoid the beatings Duke and ...

Cast:

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

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 7 Slot 20

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3