Director Billy Wilder combines drama, violence and humor in “Stalag 17,” a 1953 classic about a prisoner-of-war camp in WWII.
There’s an informant among the 630 sergeants captured by the Germans, which leads to the deaths of two would-be escapees. The men try to deduce who the rat is, while also keeping their sanity during the monotony of lock-up.
Soon, suspicion falls on William Holden’s J.J. Sefton, a clever loner. Holden won an Academy Award for lead actor for the role, and Wilder and supporting actor Willaim Strauss also earned nominations.
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