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Stalag 17

Stalag 17

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

19537.72h 0m

Overview

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.

Directed by Billy Wilder
Written by Donald Bevan, Edmund Trzcinski, Billy Wilder
Produced by Billy Wilder
Box OfficeBudget: $1.7MRevenue: $10.0M

Top Cast

William Holden

William Holden

Sgt. J.J. Sefton

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

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Sgt. Manfredi

Themes & Keywords

chessescapespyguardplantbased on play or musicalblack and whitesecuritychristmasbarracksprisoner of war campprisão

About Stalag 17

Stalag 17 is a comedy, drama, war film released in 1953 exploring themes of chess, escape, spy, guard, plant, based on play or musical. Directed by Billy Wilder, it stars William Holden, Robert Strauss, Don Taylor. 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.

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