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Stalag 17

The star-spangled, laugh-loaded salute to our P.W. heroes!

May 29, 1953 2h 0mWarComedyDrama
7.7IMDb
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J.Sefton is suspected of being an informer.

Director
Billy Wilder
Signature
Craft · Drama · Action
Worldwide
$10M
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Craft86
Drama86
Action82
Humour78
Tension42
Wonder38

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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.

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Box Office & Release

Stalag 17 returned 6.0× its budget worldwide.

Budget
$2M
Opening weekend
Domestic gross
International gross
Worldwide gross
$10M
Release date
May 29, 1953
Runtime
2h 0m
MPAA rating
Language
German, English
Country
United States of America

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