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Stalag 17 (1953)
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When two escaping American World War II prisoners are killed, the German POW camp barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer. Director:Billy WilderWriters:Billy Wilder (written for the screen by), Edwin Blum (written for the screen by), and 2 more credits » |
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Don Taylor | ... | |
| Otto Preminger | ... | ||
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Robert Strauss | ... |
Sgt. Stanislaus 'Animal' Kuzawa
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Sgt. Harry Shapiro
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| Peter Graves | ... |
Sgt. Price
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Duke
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Sig Ruman | ... | |
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Michael Moore | ... |
Sgt. Manfredi
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Peter Baldwin | ... |
Sgt. Johnson
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Robinson Stone | ... |
Joey
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Robert Shawley | ... |
Sgt. 'Blondie' Peterson
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William Pierson | ... | |
| Gil Stratton | ... |
Sgt. Clarence Harvey 'Cookie' Cook
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It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17. For the men in Barracks 4, all Sergeants, they have to deal with another 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 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... Written by garykmcd
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Hilarious, heart-tugging! You'll laugh...you'll cry...you'll cheer William Holden in his great Academy Award role! (from reissue print ad)Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
Infierno en la tierra See more »Filming Locations:
John Show Ranch, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$1,661,530 (estimated)Gross:
$10,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1955)Company Credits
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Hoffy: What's the decoy?
Sefton: Price. When I go, I want you to give me five minutes - exactly five minutes - to get Dunbar out of that water tank. And then you throw Price out onto the compound, nice and loud. He'll draw every light from every goon tower. It's our only chance to cut through. Well, what do you say, barracks chief?
Bagradian: He's right, Hoffy. It's either Price or Dunbar.
Animal: He killed Johnson and Manfredi, didn't he?
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(1923) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Archer
Lyrics by Harlan Thompson
Played on a record and sung by Ross Bagdasarian
Played also as dance music
Sung a bit by Robert Strauss See more »
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Trivia
To improve the chances for commercial success in West Germany (at that time already an important market for Hollywood) a Paramount executive suggested to Billy Wilder that he should make the camp guards Poles rather than Germans. Wilder, whose mother and stepfather had died in the concentration camps, furiously refused and demanded an apology from the executive. When it didn't come, Wilder did not extend his contract at Paramount See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): We learn from the escape plan in the beginning of the movie that the Stalag 17 prison camp is located on the river Danube near Linz, which is on the Austrian and German Border. Later in the movie, when the prisoners are watching the women in the Russian compound, Cookie claims that on a clear day, you could see the Swiss Alps with this telescope. Nobody could see the Swiss Alps with even the best telescope, from this point of view, because the Austrian Alps would definitely be in the way. See more »Quotes
Sefton: [spoiler] I told you boys I'm no escape artist. For the first time, I like the odds, because now I got me a decoy.Hoffy: What's the decoy?
Sefton: Price. When I go, I want you to give me five minutes - exactly five minutes - to get Dunbar out of that water tank. And then you throw Price out onto the compound, nice and loud. He'll draw every light from every goon tower. It's our only chance to cut through. Well, what do you say, barracks chief?
Bagradian: He's right, Hoffy. It's either Price or Dunbar.
Animal: He killed Johnson and Manfredi, didn't he?
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Soundtracks
"I Love You (Je t'aime)"(1923) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Archer
Lyrics by Harlan Thompson
Played on a record and sung by Ross Bagdasarian
Played also as dance music
Sung a bit by Robert Strauss See more »
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