Two worthy Academy Award--« nominees from 1950's Sunset Boulevard - actor William Holden and director Billy Wilder - reteamed three years later for the gripping World War II drama Stalag 17. The result was another Bes... more »t Director nomination for Wilder (his fourth) and the elusive Best Actor Oscar--« for Holden. Holden portrays the jaded scheming Sergeant J.J. Sefton a prisoner at the notorious German prison camp who spends his days dreaming up rackets and trading with the Germans for special privileges. But when two prisoners are killed in an escape attempt it becomes obvious that there is a spy among the prisoners. Is it Sefton? Famed producer/director Otto Preminger tackles a rare acting role as the camp's commandant; actor Robert Strauss won a Supporting Actor nomination for his role as Animal. Here's Wilder's powerful acclaimed film classic -- now packed with never-before-seen special features including audio commentary and behind-the-scenes featurettes.« less
Actors:William Holden, Otto Preminger, Don Taylor Director:Billy Wilder Studio:Warner Bros. Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 03/21/2006 Release Year: 2006 Run Time: 2hr 0min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English See Also: