Stalag 17 Pt 11

This is a great WWII movie about American airmen in a POW camp during WWII. Stalag 17, this is what spwaned the great show Hogan’s Heroes, is at first a black comedy of sorts then changes to a bit of action as the men try to find the spy in there ranks and to save a Lieutenant Dunbar from the SS. This movie shows what life was really like for the POWs in Stalags all over during the War. While some of this many not be true, like any other war film, this is taken from personal experence. Also this is one of the all time greats of the POW movies, it’s ranked up there along with The Great Escape and The Bridge on the River Kwai, among the greatest World War II Prisoner of War films.

This movie stars: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss, Harvey Lembeck and others

The movie was made/released in 1953, but the Broadway play was going in 1951.

This movie was adapted by Billy Wilder and Edwin Blum from the Broadway play by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski, who themselfs both were POWs during WWII.

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• WWII
• POW films
• Hogan’s Heroes
• Stalag 17
• William Holden
• Billy Wilder
• Don Taylor
• movie adapted from play

[jonlga]

Remake??? Why? How could a remake be any better than the original? This movie is just about perfect, especially the casting.

[JCVH60]

R.I.P. Peter Graves

[Michael93406]

LSKennedy78 -- how right you are!! Psycho, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, It Happens Every Spring, Here Comes Mr.Jordan, Casablanca, the first half of The Wizard of Oz, all 4 star classics in my opinion and all black and white. dozens more!

[mikegbb]

Forget it

[LSKennedy78]

@shaolinwisdom I'm 23 right now, but I saw this on VHS back when I around 12 or so, and I loved this movie. It's too impressive to dislike. If anyone dislikes this movie just because it's B&W, they're fools. Many great movies are from the Black & White era...

[TheSeveredArm]

Tell you what to do... get yourself 100 cigarettes for the kraut guards, then get yourself another face.

[bostonbruins4]

this is my Favorite War movie

[mikegbb]

Great movies have great endings. This and shane and on the waterfront. Good stuff.

[Michael93406]

Peter Graves played a very believeabe detestable character in this movie, not his usual role. What a great actor he was!

[BORYDRAC]

If it was remade there would be some gay liberal message behind it. Just leave it.

[MStrat1106]

Holden's hair-trigger performance is the greatest (and he's playing the star-making kind of bad/good guy that made Bogart a legend); dunno if Spacey's got the moxie but it would be fun to see him try. Meanwhile, this is Holden's Oscar-winner, and I'm loving every minute. Thanks for posting!

[inkey2]

@jonlga If there was a remake....I would vote hands down for Keven Spacey doing Bill Holdens part