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36 Hours (1965) 7.1
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. Director:George Seaton |
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Cast
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| Eva Marie Saint | ... | ||
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Werner Peters | ... |
Otto Schack
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Ernst
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Gen. Allison
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Col. Peter MacLean
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Oscar Beregi Jr. | ... |
Lt. Col. Ostermann
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Capt. Abbott
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Sig Ruman | ... |
German Guard
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Elsa
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Karl Held | ... |
Cpl. Kenter
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Kraatz
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Charwoman
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Henry Rowland | ... |
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In this psychological war-drama an Army Major is captured by the Germans during World War II. They attempt to brainwash him into believing the war is over and that he is safe in an Allied hospital, so that he will divulge Allied invasion plans. Written by Patrick Dominick <p-dominick@adfa.oz.au>
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USARelease Date:
19 February 1965 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sgt. Ernst: Regular army - no. I am too old, too fat! Home guard. We are patrolling the border so then the young, strong, and handsome men can go to Russia and freeze to death. Wonderful system, huh?
[Laughs]
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(uncredited)
Music by Jerry Livingston
Lyrics by Milton Drake and Al Hoffman
Sung by a vocal group on the radio
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The phony newspapers given to Major Pike, dated 1950, refer to "President Wallace". Henry A. Wallace was Vice President of the United States in 1944, when the film actually takes place. He was not slated on the Democratic ticket later that year and was succeeded as Vice President by Harry S Truman. See more »Goofs
During a scene taking place inside the German operations-communications room (1:24:16)the SS orderly reports to Otto Schack and calls him Gruppenführer. However,Otto Schack is a Standartenführer.A few seconds later,the next orderly reports to Schack and correctly calls him Standartenführer. See more »Quotes
Maj. Jefferson F. Pike: Are you really an army sergeant?Sgt. Ernst: Regular army - no. I am too old, too fat! Home guard. We are patrolling the border so then the young, strong, and handsome men can go to Russia and freeze to death. Wonderful system, huh?
[Laughs]
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Soundtracks
"Mairzy Doats"(uncredited)
Music by Jerry Livingston
Lyrics by Milton Drake and Al Hoffman
Sung by a vocal group on the radio
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If you really listen to the very first moments of the opening music, and if you know something of music, then you'll immediately recognize that the Composer (Dmitri Tiomkin ) was not messing around with THIS score. Tiomkin wrote a beautifully impending theme, internally driven, colored with adventure, suspended by taught phrases, and completely in line, and easily telling, of the quality of everything about this movie. ( My thought was that if Tiomkin wasn't messing around, no one else would be messing around either. This movie HAS IT ALL. )
When I heard those first opening passages, especially the quiet and complex timpani part, then I knew I was in for a really OUTSTANDING FILM. So, right then, I put off an important meeting, because I felt the movie would be as good as the music score. If you encounter this movie, put off anything else, except medical emergencies, and WATCH THIS MOVIE. ! !
Life's too short to miss this one, so watch it - NOW ! Yes, NOW !