Episode 140 - Stalag 17 (1953)

Stinking Pause – the movie review podcast with Scott who this week is joined by his co host fron the Reel Britannia podcast, Steven.     Join us as we review one of Billy Wilder's greatest movies, with an Oscar winning performance from William Holden, Stalag 17 (1953) One night in 1944 in a German POW camp housing American airmen, two prisoners try to escape the compound and are quickly discovered and shot dead. Among the remaining men, suspicion grows that one of their own is a spy for the Germans. All eyes fall on Sgt. Sefton (William Holden) who everybody knows frequently makes exchanges with German guards for small luxuries. To protect himself from a mob of his enraged fellow inmates, Sgt. Sefton resolves to find the true traitor within their midst. Release date: 29 May 1953 (London) Director: Billy Wilder Narrated by: Gil Stratton Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor Screenplay: Billy Wilder, Edwin Blum "There are two people in this barracks who know I didn't do it. Me and the guy that did do it." This and previous episodes can be found on; Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spreaker Player FM Acast IHeartRadio Libsyn Podcast Party Follow us on Twitter @StinkingPause email: [email protected] #Podpals #PodernFamily Thanks for listening Scott and Steven