Fresh
The resulting letdown is terrific, but along the way there is some of the funniest men-at-loose-ends interplay that Wilder has ever put on film.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
Stalag 17
The star-spangled, laugh-loaded salute to our P.W. heroes!
1953 · 2h · Approved
Comedy, Drama, War
Directed by
Billy Wilder
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Stalag 17
Overview
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.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
One could make an argument that, among 20th century directors, few were more versatile than Billy Wilder.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
A lusty comedy-melodrama, loaded with bold, masculine humor and as much of the original's uninhibited earthiness as good taste and the Production Code permit.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
The good greatly outweighs the bad, particularly in the profile of Holden's character, a pragmatic, self-centered cynic whose heroism, when it is finally called upon, appears to come from deep within the barriers he has placed inside of himself.
Douglas Pratt, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
In the end, Stalag 17's irreverence likely didn't revolutionize moviemaking for adults so much as it paved the way for the likes of M*A*S*H and Animal House. Then again, that alone is an achievement worth celebrating.
Noel Murray, AV Club
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