Stalag 17 (1953)
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Donald Bevan, Edmund Trzcinski, Billy Wilder, and Edwin Blum
Starring: William Holden
Co-Starring: Don Taylor and Otto Preminger
Description: Set in a German POW Camp for enlisted American airmen, a spy is discovered to be living in one of the prison barracks after an escape attempt fails resulting in the deaths of two inmates. The prisoners at once suspect Sefton, an unscrupulous inside dealer who trades almost anything with the Germans for extra privileges. After Sefton is beaten up, he himself determines to find the real spy and the result is a mixture of intrigue and betrayal leading to a surprise ending.
Rating: B+
In a word... cynical.
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