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Stalag 17

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After 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.

2h1953NRTMDb 7.7

ComedyDramaWar

English

Crew and Cast

Billy WilderBilly WilderDirectorWilliam HoldenWilliam HoldenJ.J. SeftonDon TaylorDon TaylorJames DunbarOtto PremingerOtto PremingerOberst von ScherbachRobert StraussRobert StraussStanislaus 'Animal' KuzawaHarvey LembeckHarvey LembeckHarry ShapiroRichard ErdmanRichard ErdmanHoffy HoffmanPeter GravesPeter GravesFrank PriceNeville BrandNeville BrandDukeSig RumanSig RumanJohann SchulzMichael MooreMichael MooreManfrediPeter BaldwinPeter BaldwinJohnsonRobinson StoneRobinson StoneJoey
Robert ShawleyBlondie PetersonWilliam PiersonWilliam PiersonMarkoGil StrattonGil StrattonClarence Cook
Jay LawrenceBagradianErwin KalserErwin KalserGeneva Man
Edmund TrzcinskiTriz Trzcinski

Storyline

After 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.

  • Paramount Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
29 May 1953
Runtime
2h
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.7 / 10 (693 votes)

Production

Director
Billy Wilder
Writers
Billy Wilder, Edwin Blum
Studios
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$1.7M
Revenue
$10.0M
Profit
$8.3M
Return
6.0×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, German, Russian