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7.7After two American prisoners are killed by guards in the act of escaping from a German POW camp in World War II, barracks black marketeer J.J. Sefton is suspected of being an informer.
Released: 1953-05-29120 minDir: Billy WilderComedy, Drama, WarBudget: $1.7MBox office: $10.0M
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Cast
- William Holden as Sgt. J.J. Sefton
- Robert Strauss as Sgt. Stanislaus 'Animal' Kuzawa
- Don Taylor as Lt. James Dunbar
- Otto Preminger as Oberst von Scherbach
- Harvey Lembeck as Sgt. Harry Shapiro
- Richard Erdman as Sgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman
Themes
- chess
- escape
- spy
- world war ii
- guard
- plant
- based on play or musical
- black and white
- security
- christmas
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Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
61,054 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
84/100
- Year
- 1953
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, War
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 8 nominations total
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