Summary
Stalag 17 is an American war film first released in 1953,
directed by Billy Wilder.
The film stars William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss and Harvey Lembeck.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Billy Wilder
- Script: Donald Bevan, Edmund Trzcinski, Billy Wilder, Edwin Blum
- Photo: Ernest Laszlo
- Music: Leonid Raab
- Cast: William Holden (Sgt. J.J. Sefton), Don Taylor (Lt. James Dunbar), Otto Preminger (Col. von Scherbach), Robert Strauss (Stanislas Kasava), Harvey Lembeck (Harry Shapiro), Richard Erdman (Sgt. ’Hoffy’ Hoffman), Peter Graves (Price), Neville Brand (Duke), Sig Ruman (Sgt. Johann Schulz), Michael Moore (Manfredi), Peter Baldwin (Johnson), Robinson Stone (Joey), Robert Shawley (’Blondie’ Peterson), William Pierson (Marko the Mailman), Gil Stratton (Clarence Harvey ’Cookie’ Cook), Jay Lawrence (Bagradian), Erwin Kalser (Geneva man), Edmund Trzcinski (Triz’ Trzcinski), Ross Bagdasarian (Singing soldier), Rodric Beckham (Bit part), Richard P. Beedle (POW), Don Cameron (Bit part), Janice Carroll (Russian woman prisoner), Jarvis Caston (POW), Tommy Cook (POW), James Dabney Jr. (Bit part), Yvette Eaton (Russian woman prisoner), Carl Forcht (German lieutenant), Ralph Gaston (Bit part), Jerry Gerber (Bit part), Art Gilmore (Trailer Narrator), Ross Gould (Von Scherbach’s orderly), Russell Grower (Bit part), Alla Gursky (Russian woman prisoner), Peter Leeds (Barracks #1 POW getting distillery), Wesley Ling (POW), Harald Maresch (German lieutenant), Bill McLean (POW), Svetlana McLe (Woman POW), John Mitchum (POW), Robin Morse (POW), William Mulcahy (Bit part), Joe Ploski (German guard-volleyball player), Harry Reardon (POW), Paul Salata (Prisoner with beard), James R. Scott (Bit part), Bill Sheehan (POW), A. Gerald Singer (Steve aka The Crutch), Mara Sondakoff (Russian woman prisoner), Warren Sortomme (POW), Audrey Strauss (Woman POW), Herbert Street (Bit part), Anthony M. Taylor (Bit part), Bob Templeton (Bearded Prisoner), Lyda Vashkulat (Woman POW), John Veitch (POW), Steve Wayne (Soldier), Alexander J. Wells (Prisoner with beard), Max Willenz (German lieutenant)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / German
- Runtime: 120 min; B&W
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