August 20, 2004
Stalag 17
I finally saw this movie! I don't know what I was expecting. I suppose that because this movie takes place in a WWII prison camp, I was expecting it to be sad. Actually, it's a drama with plenty of laughs as well as seriousness. The story is featuring one barracks of prisoners of war who keep trying to get a couple of people to escape to get help. All of their efforts are thwarted by the Germans, who seem to be getting their information from one of the prisoners.
This movie has a lot of heart, good acting, and features an aspect of prison camps I never really thought about: community among prisoners. The way they find ways to entertain themselves, ways to decorate for Christmas, and even ways to see the female Russian prisoners all add a lot of charm to the film.
Very pleasant movie experience. An Oscar went to William Holden for Best Actor in this one.
Posted by wendytime at August 20, 2004 12:35 PM | TrackBack