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Two worthy Academy Award® nominees from 1950’s Sunset Boulevard – actor William Holden and director Billy Wilder – reteamed three years later for the gripping World War II drama, Stalag 17. The result was another Best Director nomination for Wilder (his fourth), and the elusive Best Actor Oscar® for Holden. Holden portrays the jaded, scheming Sergeant J.J. Sefton, a prisoner at the notorious German prison camp, who spends his days dreaming up rackets and trading with the Germans for special privileges. But when two prisoners are killed in an escape attempt, it becomes obvious that there is a spy among the prisoners. Is it Sefton? Famed producer/director Otto Preminger tackles a rare acting role as the camp’s commandant; actor Robert Strauss won a Supporting Actor nomination for his role as “Animal.” Here’s Wilder’s powerful, acclaimed film classic — now packed with never-before-seen special features, including audio commentary and “behind-the-scenes” featurettes.Two worthy Academy Award® nominees from 1950’s Sunset Boulevard – actor William Holden and director Billy Wilder – reteamed three years later for the gripping World War II drama, Stalag 17. The result was another Best Director nomination for Wilder (his fourth), and the elusive Best Actor Oscar® for Holden. Holden portrays the jaded, scheming Sergeant J.J. Sefton, a prisoner at the notorious German prison camp, who spends his days dreaming up rackets and trading with the Germans for special privileges. But when two prisoners are killed in an escape attempt, it becomes obvious that there is a spy among the prisoners. Is it Sefton? Famed producer/director Otto Preminger tackles a rare acting role as the camp’s commandant; actor Robert Strauss won a Supporting Actor nomination for his role as “Animal.” Here’s Wilder’s powerful, acclaimed film classic — now packed with never-before-seen special features, including audio commentary and “behind-the-scenes” featurettes…(read more at source)
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Richard erdman just passed like a year ago …security..
Excellent ronald colman jay does right before tea
One of my favorite movies. Hogan's Heroes was based off this movie.
one of the best War Movies of all time.
01:30 the real question, and the real brilliance behind the writing, and the character Holden plays.
BTW, when he says: "If I ever run into any of you bums again on a street corner let's pretend we never met." He's only HALF kidding.
If you've ever been in the sh** with a bunch of mugs you'd know it.
That is one excellent movie. The acting in it is superb. I remember watching it when I was a kid.
William Holden, Sure Looks Like Dad, In My Opinion. I Always Thought Dick Van Dyke Was, But Mostly William Holden Does, And Anyway Dad Was In The Army Too, Sargent First Class, Lower Then A Colonel.🥴🤨😶 Hmmmm.
Any Way Thank You For Putting Stalag 17 On Here, Ty. I Remember Watching This With Mom.
Tyvm God Bless.
How could the Germans have not schooled Price on what time Pearl Harbor took place? Flaw
Let's blow, Chauncey….
God speed to all our veterans bless them all the young and the short and the tall
Biden said what does it mean to be an american this is what it means you commie son of a bitch more than that idiot could ever imagine
Now That's a bads Move the whole cast was Great in this movie ! ! bravo bravo . .I seen this movie a million times
up there in my top ten all time movies
Been watching this movie sense i was a kid still watching one of my favorites peter grave james arnesses brother you know gun smoke and the thing james played the thing howard hawks movie
This is one of my top 5 black and white favorite movie of All Times.
The moral of the story
The tall, cleancut, handsome, all-American type is not to be trusted. It's true
Robert strauss animal always one my favs in movies passed to young at 61
Never get sick of this film. The ending is amazing
“John Ericson played Sefton in the original stage version, but was not considered a big enough name for the screen version.”
“William Holden threw himself into the role with a great deal of intensity. His hair was cropped into a crewcut and his face unshaven, a look that not only gave the character reality but also undercut the actor's good looks. Usually friendly and lively on a movie set, he was withdrawn on the Stalag 17 set and complained about the noise and pranks among the rest of the cast, some of whom had an easy camaraderie from more than a year of doing the play on stage. But as his confidence grew in the role, Holden became more at ease, sometimes even frivolous, on the set.”
According to the "Virgin Film Guide," this film provided the template and inspiration for the television sitcom series "Hogan's Heroes (1965)." Moreover, this is particularly also the case for one of its chief characters, Sgt. Johann Schulz (played by Sig Ruman) who is said to have provided the basis for the character of Sgt. Hans Georg Schultz in "Hogan's Heroes (1965)" (played by John Banner). However, this assertion has been disputed legally and lost though many people still believe it.
“William Holden's acceptance speech for Best Actor was the shortest in Academy history up until that time. He said only two words: "Thank You." Holden hadn't meant to be so brief, but the televised TV broadcast of the Academy Awards ceremony was running long, and was about to be cut off the air. Holden later took out an ad in the Hollywood trade publications thanking the people he had intended to thank in his speech. The briefness of Holden's speech was later surpassed by Alfred Hitchcock (who accepted his Irving Thalberg Award in 1967 with a simple "Thanks.") and by John Mills, who after playing a mute character in Ryan's Daughter (1970), accepted his 1971 Best Supporting Actor award with a simple smile and a thankful nod of the head.”
Although suggestions for making Sefton more palatable were rejected by Billy Wilder, the director did allow for a fleeting moment of warmth and humanity in the final scene. As he slips down into the tunnel in the barracks, Sefton says bitterly to the other airmen who had once rejected, accused and beaten him, "If I ever run into any of you bums on a street corner, just let's pretend we've never met before." That departure seemed too abrupt and anticlimactic, so Wilder had William Holden pop back up through the hole, smile, and salute before disappearing again.
“In order to keep the actors' reactions for the film's plot twists as close to genuine as possible, the film was shot in sequential order (i.e., the first scene was filmed first, and so on), which is contrary to how movies are generally filmed”
“To improve the chances for commercial success in West Germany (at that time already an important market for Hollywood) a Paramount executive suggested to Billy Wilder that he should make the camp guards Poles rather than Germans. Wilder, whose mother and stepfather had died in the concentration camps, furiously refused and demanded an apology from the executive. When it didn't come, Wilder did not extend his contract at Paramount”
“William Holden never felt he deserved an Oscar for his performance in this film. His wife felt it was to compensate for him not winning for "Sunset Blvd. (1950)."
“Charlton Heston was originally considered for the role of Sgt. J.J. Sefton, but when the script was altered to make the character less heroic, he was dropped in favor of someone more suitable for the role. Kirk Douglas stated he was next in line and declined the part, making William Holden the third choice. Douglas came to rue his decision, saying it was the biggest mistake of his career.”
“Otto Preminger always claimed that, as a director, he would only shout at actors if they were late or if they did not know their lines. Employed solely as an actor in this film, he told Billy Wilder at the start of filming that if he ever forgot his lines, he would present Wilder with a jar of caviar. Wilder later told interviewers that he soon had dozens of such jars.”
My grandfather died in a Concentration Camp..He got drunk and fell out of a guard tower.
So their water wasnt contaminated by the guy hiding in he water tower? 🤣 It would be pretty shitty and pissy water by then…
WHAT HAPPENED TO SHULTZ AND KERNAL CLINK, I DONTNO NOTHING,I DON'T NO NOTHING…
Yes Me Ben-Ami Love Stalag 17 Movie is More Awesomely An Music Great Too
Fun fact. Otto played Mr. Freeze in a couple episodes of BATMAN in the last 1960s
Why were the Germans using a 1919 Browning to shoot the 2 escaped POW's in the beginning of the movie instead of their own MG42 or really aa even a smaller MG Maschinen40. Movie Flubs they hope we won't notice
Classic stuff. First saw it in the 60s, someone ran it on telly I think.
Droppen sie dead!
Pretty homoerotic for the period. How did cross dressing and men dancing together get by the censors?
Great movie! On my top 3 list for most satisfying endings. (Shawshank redemption, and Enemy of the state being the other 2)
@ 9:00 minutes. An American machine gun!
I don't know which is the best POW film. This or The Great Escape.
YouTube lists this film under "Comedies"!
William Holden acted in Soooo many great movies ….
I have seen all that were made of this script
Holden was made for this
And not only in black and white
Loved the two comedians
All those that were in the real show of WW11-many respects
For all those who died for protecting our freedoms
They will all be coming home soon- by fulfilling Prophecy and that Acknowledgment of THE INE CREATOR
And all who were holding truth/love & Justice in their minds and hearts…
Hey William Holden played a great Donald Trump didn't he, it was all his fault wasn't it
Great movie ! Hogan's Hero's !
Stalag 17 good movies
Curious, they actually let non-officer prisoners of war keep their watches?
This was very good and acted movie.