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Stalag 17

Billy Wilder / US, 1953 / 120 min.

A spirited comedy about a spy in a German POW camp. Humour and suspense are perfectly balanced in this film which won William Holden an Oscar.

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“Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Then droppen Sie dead!”

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Director

Billy Wilder

Production year

1953

Country

US

Original title

Stalag 17

Length

120 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

NLD

Format

DCP

Part of

Sweet & Sour: The Films of Billy Wilder

The legendary screenwriter and Hollywood director Billy Wilder was a brilliant word artist. His Oscar-winning classics are brimming with irresistible and cynical humour: incredibly funny, bold and incisive.

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