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UNITED STATES · 1953

Stalag 17

Billy Wilder
Classical Hollywood prisoner of war espionage and betrayal military prison camp black market escape attempts
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Synopsis

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.

Year1953
CountryUnited States
DirectorBilly Wilder
MovementClassical Hollywood
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