Stalag 17

Stalag 17

  • Director: Billy Wilder
  • Writer: Billy Wilder,Edwin Blum,Donald Bevan
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, German, Russian
  • Release date: June 6, 1953
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Infierno en la tierra
  • "Stalag 17" is a war film directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden , Don Taylor and Otto the Ogre . It was released in the UK on May 29, 1953.
    The film tells the story of the design of Sefton, who was mistaken as a ghost by inmates in the latter part of World War II, to expose the real spy and escort the enemy in the army to escape from prison   .
    William Holden won the 26th Academy Awards for Best Actor for the film   .

    Details

    • Release date June 6, 1953
    • Filming locations John Show Ranch, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies Paramount Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $1,661,530 (estimated)

    Movie reviews

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    • By Oceane 2021-12-22 08:01:04

      Billy Wilder's cynicism


      Billy Wilder has only made two war films in his life, one is "Cairo Spy" and the other is "Battlefield Army Soul", and both films have won 3 Oscar nominations, "Battlefield Army Soul" won the best Actor award. Billy Wilder seems to have no interest in showing grand and magnificent war scenes. The stories of the only two war films unfold in a relatively small space. One is in a hotel and the other is in a prisoner-of-war camp. The graceful details make up for the monotony of the scene....

    • By Leonor 2021-12-22 08:01:04

      Remember the tears in some laughter

      This film does not have the fanatical irony rhythm of "The Romance of the Jade Girl", but has a kind of optimistic and cordial atmosphere, and bury the sadness deeply...

      Joey

      The guy who is always playing the flute, "If you see seven of your companions smearing the entire cabin, you will do the same." His father's letter looked forward to him, "After returning, I will fix the law for the remaining year and become lawyer". This was supposed to be Joey's life, but he might never...

    • By Eliezer 2021-12-22 08:01:04

      Cute Billy Wilder roams America with Johnny

      Originally, Billy Wilder has always treated the characters with a clear distinction between good and evil, which should be a type I reject.
      But he is really a clever little bastard. Smart, funny, sophisticated, bad idea.
      Nothing, just a sentence of'Nobody's perfect' (Some Like it Hot) makes me have to love him. In the camp of prisoners of war mice, assembled binoculars to watch Russian female soldiers take a bath, and used the empty trousers of disabled soldiers to transport all kinds...

    • By Leann 2021-12-22 08:01:04

      Love Billy to death. . .

      A large number of classic video works emerged in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s, and these works only portray all kinds of life in black and white. Perhaps, today, more than half a century later, when we encounter the low ebb in life and want to feel the true feelings in the world, watching a classic old movie has become the best choice. And Billy Wilder's works can undoubtedly be included in the best choice.
      Billy Wilder is of authentic Jewish descent. He was born on June 22, 1906 in...

    • By Shanny 2021-12-22 08:01:04

      Why is Holden's last sentence so terrific

      (Very subjective understanding, it may be unreasonable. Short comments can’t be put here)

      At the end of the film, Holden said to his comrades before leaving the POW camp: "If you meet me at a street corner in the future, please pretend you don't know me."

      This should be my favorite line in this film.

      Originally, according to Hollywood's more common routine, Holden's character should complete the transformation of values ​​at the end of the film, from being alone to...

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    • By Patsy 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Fighting openly and secretly, the fun is endless. It's just that I've never been interested in this kind of...

    • By Ahmad 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Saimo, receiving two paragraphs is especially fun. Sefton is...

    • By Albert 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Light ropes and chess pieces. The alarm clock that goes to work happily. Where there are people, there is business. The prison camp is also similar to the theme of King...

    • By Krystel 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      2021.911 Second brush. In the title above, Mao Zu's eight characters are "united, tense, serious and lively"

    • By Destinee 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      A classic movie that combines comedy, suspense, prison break, and World War II, it is simply impossible to...

    Movie plot

    In the US military barrack No. 17 in the German POW camp in the late World War II, Sefton ( played by William Holden ) operated the black market in the POW camp, and his business scope included pornography, gambling, and drugs. He made shochu to ensure the quality, but not to blind customers; he runs underground horse racing, where the contestants are the rats caught, all with nicknames; he also has binoculars to spy on the Soviet...
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    "Stalag 17" is neither a prison escape film in the traditional sense, nor a suspense detective film, nor is it a mere comedy, but a "detective escape comedy", which also demonstrates the unreasonable characteristics of director Billy Wilder. The film not only depicts the contradictions between the enemy and ours in World War II, but also uses the small social unit of prisoner-of-war camps to point out the difficult to reconcile...
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    Movie quotes

    • Sefton: The Germans know where Dunbar is.

      Hoffy: How do they know?

      Sefton: You told them, Hoffy.

      Hoffy: Who did?

      Sefton: You did.

      Hoffy: Are you off your rocker?

      Sefton: Uh-huh. Fell right on my head.

    • Marko the Mailman: Remember, just because the krauts are dumb doesn't mean that they're stupid.

    • Sefton: If I ever run into any of you bums on a street corner, just let's pretend we've never met before.