A German-born engineer, his American wife and their children travel from Mexico to the United States to visit her family but their plans are complicated by a Romanian count.
Buzzing comedies such as The Spy Who Dumped Me await you in our Summer Movie Guide. Check in for all the info you need.
Related News
-
10 Days Until Oscar. Stage to Screen Roles
16 February 2017 | FilmExperience -
Forgotten Actress Bruce on TCM: Career Went from Dawn of Talkies to L.A.'s Punk Rock Scene
26 August 2015 | Alt Film Guide -
What I Did This Weekend: Dorothy Arzner’s Women’s Films About Women
03 August 2015 | SydneysBuzz
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
The Great Lie
(1941)
Drama
Director:
Edmund Goulding
Stars:
Bette Davis,
George Brent,
Mary Astor
All This, and Heaven Too
(1940)
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Anatole Litvak
Stars:
Bette Davis,
Charles Boyer,
Jeffrey Lynn
Deception
(1946)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Film-Noir
Director:
Irving Rapper
Stars:
Bette Davis,
Paul Henreid,
Claude Rains
The Corn Is Green
(1945)
Drama
Director:
Irving Rapper
Stars:
Bette Davis,
John Dall,
Nigel Bruce
Old Acquaintance
(1943)
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Vincent Sherman
Stars:
Bette Davis,
Miriam Hopkins,
Gig Young
In This Our Life
(1942)
Drama
Director:
John Huston
Stars:
Bette Davis,
Olivia de Havilland,
George Brent
The Sisters
(1938)
Drama
Director:
Anatole Litvak
Stars:
Errol Flynn,
Bette Davis,
Anita Louise
The Old Maid
(1939)
Drama
Director:
Edmund Goulding
Stars:
Bette Davis,
Miriam Hopkins,
George Brent
Mr. Skeffington
(1944)
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Vincent Sherman
Stars:
Bette Davis,
Claude Rains,
Walter Abel
The Letter
(1940)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Film-Noir
Director:
William Wyler
Stars:
Bette Davis,
Herbert Marshall,
James Stephenson
The Little Foxes
(1941)
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
William Wyler
Stars:
Bette Davis,
Herbert Marshall,
Teresa Wright
Winter Meeting
(1948)
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Bretaigne Windust
Stars:
Bette Davis,
Janis Paige,
Jim Davis
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Bette Davis | ... | ||
| Paul Lukas | ... | ||
| Geraldine Fitzgerald | ... |
Marthe de Brancovis
|
|
| Lucile Watson | ... | ||
| Beulah Bondi | ... | ||
| George Coulouris | ... | ||
| Donald Woods | ... | ||
| Henry Daniell | ... | ||
| Eric Roberts | ... | ||
| Donald Buka | ... | ||
| Anthony Caruso | ... |
Italian Man
|
|
| Helmut Dantine | ... |
Young Man
|
|
 |
Clyde Fillmore | ... |
Sam Chandler
|
|
|
Erwin Kalser | ... |
Dr. Klauber
|
| Kurt Katch | ... | ||
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
See All (19) »
Storyline
A German-born engineer, his American wife and their children travel from Mexico to the United States to visit her family but their plans are complicated by a Romanian count.
Plot Keywords:
nazi | world war two | border crossing | return home | resistance fighter |Taglines:
On her lonesome lips a smile.Genres:
DramaParents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USARelease Date:
27 August 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die Wacht am Rhein See more »Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
Edit
David Farrelly: ...There is nothing to gossip about.
Fanny Farrelly: That never stopped anybody from gossiping.
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Paul Lukas won the very first Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. See more »Goofs
During the breakfast scene between Beulah Bondi and Lucile Watson, Watson's hair keeps changing between medium and close shots (from behind): It is much flatter in the scenes shot close. See more »Quotes
Fanny Farrelly: There is a great deal of gossip about both of you.David Farrelly: ...There is nothing to gossip about.
Fanny Farrelly: That never stopped anybody from gossiping.
See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.Contribute to This Page
Explore popular action and adventure titles available to stream with Prime Video.
Probably my all-time favorite movie, a story of selflessness, sacrifice and dedication to a noble cause, but it's not preachy or boring. It just never gets old, despite my having seen it some 15 or more times in the last 25 years. Paul Lukas' performance brings tears to my eyes, and Bette Davis, in one of her very few truly sympathetic roles, is a delight. The kids are, as grandma says, more like "dressed-up midgets" than children, but that only makes them more fun to watch. And the mother's slow awakening to what's happening in the world and under her own roof is believable and startling. If I had a dozen thumbs, they'd all be "up" for this movie.