
Biloxi Blues(1988)
A Jewish teenager sets three goals: lose his virginity, become a writer, and survive World War II.


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

William Holden
Sgt. J.J. Sefton

Robert Strauss
Sgt. Stanislaus 'Animal' Kuzawa

Don Taylor
Lt. James Dunbar

Otto Preminger
Oberst von Scherbach

Harvey Lembeck
Sgt. Harry Shapiro

Richard Erdman
Sgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman

Peter Graves
Sgt. Frank Price

Neville Brand
Duke

Sig Ruman
Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz

Michael Moore
Sgt. Manfredi
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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