
Stalag 17
dir. Billy Wilder
82
8 sourcesSynopsis
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.
Critics consensus
Stalag 17 survives the jump from stage to screen with flying colors, thanks to Billy Wilder's typically sterling direction and a darkly funny script.

Directed byBilly Wilder
StarringWilliam Holden, Robert Strauss, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Harvey Lembeck, Richard Erdman
Written byEdwin Blum, Billy Wilder
CinematographyErnest Laszlo
EditingGeorge Tomasini
MusicFranz Waxman
Stalag 17
1953 · NR · 2h 0m
Comedy, Drama, War
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.
Critics Consensus
Stalag 17 survives the jump from stage to screen with flying colors, thanks to Billy Wilder's typically sterling direction and a darkly funny script.
