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Watch on the Rhine
“On her lonesome lips a smile.”
6.9 / 10• 1943• 1h 54m•NR• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three children, having lived in Europe for years, visit Sara's wealthy mother near Washington, DC. Kurt secretly works for the anti-Nazi resistance. A visiting Romanian count, becoming aware of this, seeks to blackmail him.
Cast & Crew
Bette Davis
Sara Müller
Lead
Paul Lukas
Kurt Müller
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Marte Brankovic
George Coulouris
Teck Brankovic
Lucile Watson
Fanny Farrelly
Beulah Bondi
Anise
Donald Woods
David Farrelly
Henry Daniell
Phili Von Ramme
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Herman Shumlin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Watch on the Rhine is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
