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12 November 1943 (USA) morePlot:
A group of French soldiers during WWII are captured by Nazis troops and sent to a military prison. There they will have to make use of his best resources to keep alive... and sane, while at the same time scheming a way out. | add synopsisUser Comments:
Oh, YES! moreCast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Jean-Pierre Aumont | ... | Paul (as Jean Pierre Aumont) |
 | Gene Kelly | ... | Victor |
| Cedric Hardwicke | ... | Father Sebastian (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) |
| Richard Whorf | ... | François |
| Joseph Calleia | ... | Rodriguez |
 | Peter Lorre | ... | Sergeant Berger |
 | Hume Cronyn | ... | Duval |
| William Roy | ... | Louis (as Billy Roy) |
| Tonio Selwart | ... | Major Bruhl |
| Jack Lambert | ... | Jacques |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Pierre |
| Donald Curtis | ... | Marcel |
| Jack Edwards Jr. | ... | René |
 | Richard Ryen | ... | Lieutenant Schmidt |
| Frederick Giermann | ... | Corporal Daxer |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John Abbott | ... | Baker (uncredited) |
| Harry Allen | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Col. Demas (uncredited) |
| Louis V. Arco | ... | Nazi guard (uncredited) |
| Felix Basch | ... | German captain (uncredited) |
| George Beban Jr. | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bedford | ... | Village woman (uncredited) |
| Carmen Beretta | ... | Village woman (uncredited) |
| Margaret Bert | ... | Village woman (uncredited) |
| Jay Black | ... | German guard in car (uncredited) |
| Walter Bonn | ... | Nazi guard in village (uncredited) |
| Sven Hugo Borg | ... | German guard (uncredited) |
| Frederic Brunn | ... | Traveller (uncredited) |
| Warren Burr | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| George Calliga | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Tony Carson | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Fred Coby | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Dick Curtis | ... | Nazi guard in village (uncredited) |
| Max Cutler | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Sidney D'Albrook | ... | Victim (uncredited) |
| Danny Daniels | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Paul Delmar | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Gene Delmont | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Earle S. Dewey | ... | Mayor (uncredited) |
| Emma Dunn | ... | Mme. Marchand (uncredited) |
| Tay Dunn | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Richard Ellis | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Billy Engle | ... | Little man (uncredited) |
| Fred Essler | ... | Nazi mechanic (uncredited) |
| Charles H. Faber | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Arno Frey | ... | Elite guard (uncredited) |
| Hans Fuerberg | ... | German NCO (uncredited) |
| Bob Gilbert | ... | Guard (uncredited) |
 | Eddie Hall | ... | POW moving firewood (uncredited) |
| Peter Helmers | ... | Capt. Kohlrusch (uncredited) |
| Sandra Henley | ... | Rosa (uncredited) |
| Hans Hopf | ... | One-legged man (uncredited) |
| William Hudson | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Edward Kilroy | ... | French Soldier (uncredited) |
| Paul Langton | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Lewis | ... | Villager (uncredited) |
| Egon Lind | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Paul Marion | ... | André (uncredited) |
| Greg McClure | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Harro Meller | ... | SS guard (uncredited) |
| John Merton | ... | Nazi guard in village (uncredited) |
| Rhea Mitchell | ... | Mother (uncredited) |
| Roger Moore | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Stewart Nedd | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Fred Nurney | ... | Nazi guard (uncredited) |
| Alfred Paix | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Phillips | ... | Village woman (uncredited) |
| John Phipps | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Frederick Pressel | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Otto Reichow | ... | Nazi (uncredited) |
| Gene Roth | ... | German officer (uncredited) |
| Lionel Royce | ... | Labor Corps major (uncredited) |
| Eva Rubinstein | ... | Jeannine (uncredited) |
| Paul Rubinstein | ... | Armand (uncredited) |
| Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | ... | German guard (uncredited) |
| Robert R. Stephenson | ... | Guard (uncredited) |
| Phil Sudano | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Robert Thompson | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| Philip Van Zandt | ... | Propaganda announcer (uncredited) |
| Wilhelm von Brincken | ... | German officer in car (uncredited) |
| Hans Heinrich von Twardowski | ... | German officer in car (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | ... | French soldier (uncredited) |
| William Yetter Sr. | ... | Guard / Nazi mechanic (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Tay Garnett | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Lilo Dammert | story (as Lilo Damert) and | |
| Robert Aisner | story and | |
| Hans Habe | novel "A Thousand Shall Fall" | |
| Michael Kanin | (screenplay) and | |
| Ring Lardner Jr. | (screenplay) and | |
| Alexander Esway | (screenplay) and | |
| Robert Hardy Andrews | (screenplay) (as Robert D. Andrews) | |
Produced by | |||
| Edwin H. Knopf | .... | producer (as Edwin Knopf) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bronislau Kaper | |||
| Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | (uncredited) | ||
| Eric Zeisl | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Sidney Wagner | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Dan Milner | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Gile Steele | (costumes: men) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jack Dawn | .... | makeup designer | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Julian Silberstein | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Mac Alper | .... | associate set decorator | |
| Daniel B. Cathcart | .... | associate art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
| William Edmondson | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Warren Newcombe | .... | special effects | |
Music Department | |||
| Sidney Cutner | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Leonid Raab | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Nathaniel Shilkret | .... | conductor (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (USA) (theatrical)
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If you thought World War II Hollywood war movies were all sweetness and Casablanca fans, just wait till you see this gut-wrenching little propaganda piece, which must have come out the week the censors were all in Palm Springs. Perhaps the most realistic Hollywood portrayal of life as a prisoner of the Nazis until "Schindler's List," it's also quite intelligent and extraordinarily well-played by an excellent cast. You don't know the meaning of shock until you've seen Gene Kelly spit a huge gob of real sputum onto Peter Lorre's face--and then wait till you see what comes next. It's not Captain Renault and the roulette table, dearie.