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Stalag 17

1953

Billy Wilder

William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss ...

7.6

6,658

War. Drama 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 ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Tom Milne Time Out	"A fascinating film."
		Noel Murray AV Club	"Stalag 17's irreverence likely didn't revolutionize moviemaking for adults so much as it paved the way for the likes of M★A★S★H and Animal House"
		Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"A humorous, suspenseful, disturbing and rousing pastime"

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