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7.7After 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.
Released: 1953-05-29120 minDir: Billy WilderComedy, Drama, War
Cast
- William Holden as Sgt. J.J. Sefton
- Robert Strauss as Sgt. Stanislaus 'Animal' Kuzawa
- Don Taylor as Lt. James Dunbar
- Otto Preminger as Oberst von Scherbach
- Harvey Lembeck as Sgt. Harry Shapiro
- Richard Erdman as Sgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman
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Key dates
- Published
- 6 June 1953
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Cast member
- Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
- Composer
- Franz Waxman
- Producer
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Categories
1953 American films1953 English-language films1953 films1953 war filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican films based on playsAmerican war filmsEnglish-language war filmsFilms about Nazi GermanyFilms directed by Billy WilderFilms featuring a Best Actor Academy Award–winning performanceFilms scored by Franz Waxman