Stalag 17 Page #4

Synopsis: One night in 1944 in a German POW camp housing American airmen, two prisoners try to escape the compound and are quickly discovered and shot dead. Among the remaining men, suspicion grows that one of their own is a spy for the Germans. All eyes fall on Sgt. Sefton (William Holden) who everybody knows frequently makes exchanges with German guards for small luxuries. To protect himself from a mob of his enraged fellow inmates, Sgt. Sefton resolves to find the true traitor within their midst.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Production: Paramount Home Video
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
NOT RATED
Year:
1953
120 min
999 Views


HOFFY:

Let's hear it again.

MANFREDI:

We stick to the forest going west

until we hit the Danube --

PRICE:

Check.

JOHNSON:

Then follow the Danube up to Linz --

PRICE:

Check.

JOHNSON:

In Linz we hop a barge and go all

the way to Ulm --

From OFF come the WEIRD SOUNDS of an ocarina being played.

They turn.

It's JOEY in his bunk playing the sweet potato. He's nuts

all right.

DUKE:

Stop it, Joey -- go to sleep!

Joey hides the ocarina behind his back, afraid they may take

it away.

PRICE:

(to Johnson)

Go on. You're in Ulm.

JOHNSON:

Once in Ulm we lie low until night,

then take a train to Friedrichshafen.

MANFREDI:

Then once in Friedrichshafen we steal

a rowboat, get some fishing tackle,

and start drifting across the lake --

always south -- until we hit the

other side -- Switzerland.

Sefton has gotten out of his bunk, and is picking up the

margarine lamp.

SEFTON:

Bingo. Once in Switzerland, just

give out with a big yodel so we'll

know you're there. It's a breeze,

boys.

He lights his cigar butt with the margarine lamp. Manfredi

and Johnson shoot him a nervous glance.

HOFFY:

Stay out of it, Sefton.

SEFTON:

Just one question. Did you calculate

the risk?

Harry and Stosh have by now removed the loose planks off the

floor. A small black hole gapes below them.

HARRY:

Ready.

Hoffy, Price, Manfredi and Johnson move toward the trap door,

Johnson carrying the barrack bag. Hoffy looks at his watch.

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