Stalag 17
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Stalag 17

The star-spangled, laugh-loaded salute to our P.W. heroes!

7.7 / 10 1953 2h 0mNR English
ComedyDramaWar

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.

Cast & Crew

William Holden

William Holden

Sgt. J.J. Sefton

Lead
Robert Strauss

Robert Strauss

Sgt. Stanislaus 'Animal' Kuzawa

Don Taylor

Don Taylor

Lt. James Dunbar

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Oberst von Scherbach

Harvey Lembeck

Harvey Lembeck

Sgt. Harry Shapiro

Richard Erdman

Richard Erdman

Sgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Sgt. Frank Price

Neville Brand

Neville Brand

Duke

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Billy Wilder's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Stalag 17 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker