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Actors: Peter Graves, William Holden, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss, Harvey Lembeck
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Stalag 17 |
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This is the story of American prisoners of war in World War II. Ostensibly the story is about finding a spy who is reporting on their activities to the Germans, but most of the movies shows the prisoners acting silly (in a stupid way), or effeminite, such as when the prisoners dress up as women and dance with each other. It is a very slow movie with only a bit of suspense at the very end when they find the spy.
--Stan, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Stalag 17 |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
War Thriller
Yes
Specific to
- WW II
POW movie?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
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