directed by: Billy Wilder, year: 1953
actors: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss

Stalag 17 is a 1953 American war film directed by Billy Wilder and based on the Broadway play by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski. The film is set in a German POW camp during World War II and follows a group of American airmen who suspect one of their own of being an informant. The protagonist, Sefton, played by William Holden, is a cynical and opportunistic sergeant who is initially suspected. As tensions rise, Sefton must uncover the real traitor and clear his name.

Prison Break, War, Drama, Prison, Pow, Suspense