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POLAND · 1944
The Seventh Cross
Fred Zinnemann
Synopsis
In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to death on a cross. The seventh cross is still empty as George Heisler attempts an escape to freedom in Holland.
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Films with Similar Themes
Nazi Germany · concentration camp escape · political persecution · resistance to tyranny · survival against odds
