| Stalag 17
				(1953), 
				Director: Billy Wilder, rated Approved 
				Hilarious, 
				heart-tugging! You'll laugh... you'll cry... you'll cheer 
				William Holden! 
				
				  Starring: William 
				Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss, Peter 
				Graves, Neville Brand, Harvey Lembeck, Richard Erdman, Michael 
				Moore, Sig Ruman, Peter Baldwin 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★☆☆ 
				- great 
				"The first week I was in 
				this joint, somebody stole my Red Cross package, my blanket, and 
				my left shoe. 
				Well, since then I've wised up. This ain't no 
				Salvation Army - this is everybody for himself, dog eat dog." – 
				J. J. Sefton 
				Why watch this? ... 
				it's a very good WWII prisoner-of-war film, with lots of cynical comedic 
				moments. 
				Plot Summary: 
				During Christmas of 1944 at a German POW camp, American airmen 
				in Barracks 4 suspect that one of their fellow prisoners is a 
				Nazi informant after two escape attempts fail and result in 
				deaths. The men’s suspicions are focused on Sgt. Sefton, a 
				resourceful and cynical prisoner who engages in black market 
				dealings and openly trades with the German guards. Sefton denies 
				being the informant and resolves to find the real traitor. 
				Dad's Preview: 
				This dark comedy dances the fine line between a rip-roaring 
				comedy, and the fact that it depicts life in a Nazi-run prison camp. 
				It is a miserable place to be, and 
				nobody in the gulag can be trusted. In fact, there is a traitor 
				among the captives. The film was a smashing success upon 
				its release and William Holden won the Best Actor Oscar that 
				year for his role as the shifty, wise-cracking J. J. Sefton.   
				 Billy Wilder; 
				Paramount Pictures
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