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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorBilly Wilder
WriterBilly Wilder, Edwin Blum
Cast
William Holden
Sgt. J.J. Sefton
Robert Strauss
Sgt. Stanislaus 'Animal' Kuzawa
Don Taylor
Lt. James Dunbar
Otto Preminger
Oberst von Scherbach
Harvey Lembeck
Sgt. Harry Shapiro
Richard Erdman
Sgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman
Peter Graves
Sgt. Frank Price
Neville Brand
Duke
Sig Ruman
Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
Michael Moore
Sgt. Manfredi
Peter Baldwin
Sgt. Johnson
Robinson Stone
Joey
Robert Shawley
Sgt. 'Blondie' Peterson
William Pierson
Marko the Mailman
Gil Stratton
Sgt. Clarence Harvey 'Cookie' Cook
Jay Lawrence
Sgt. Bagradian
Erwin Kalser
Geneva Man
Edmund Trzcinski
'Triz' Trzcinski
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Keywords
chessescapespyworld war iiguardplantbased on play or musicalblack and whitesecuritychristmasbarracksprisoner of war camp
Details
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$10M
TMDb Votes
661
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026