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Stalag 17 (1953)

Movie ★ 7.7 120 min

Comedy Drama War

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.

Billy Wilder Writer Edwin Blum Writer Billy Wilder Director

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Quick facts

Released
May 29, 1953
Runtime
120 min
Rating
NR
Budget
$1.7M
Box office
$10.0M
IMDb
tt0046359

Themes

Cast

William Holden William Holden J.J. Sefton Don Taylor Don Taylor James Dunbar Otto Preminger Otto Preminger Oberst von Scherbach Robert Strauss Robert Strauss Stanislaus 'Animal' Kuzawa Harvey Lembeck Harvey Lembeck Harry Shapiro Richard Erdman Richard Erdman Hoffy Hoffman Peter Graves Peter Graves Frank Price Neville Brand Neville Brand Duke Sig Ruman Sig Ruman Johann Schulz Michael Moore Michael Moore Manfredi Peter Baldwin Peter Baldwin Johnson Robinson Stone Robinson Stone Joey Robert Shawley Blondie Peterson William Pierson William Pierson Marko Gil Stratton Gil Stratton Clarence Cook Jay Lawrence Bagradian Erwin Kalser Erwin Kalser Geneva Man Edmund Trzcinski Triz Trzcinski

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Frequently asked questions

What is Stalag 17 about?
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.
Who directed Stalag 17?
Stalag 17 was directed by Billy Wilder.
Who stars in Stalag 17?
Stalag 17 stars William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss.
When was Stalag 17 released?
Stalag 17 is a 1953 comedy, drama, war film.
Where can I watch Stalag 17?
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