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Watch on the Rhine ()

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A German-born engineer, his American wife and their children travel from Mexico to the United States to visit her family, but a Romanian count complicates their plans.
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Sara Muller
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Kurt Muller
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Marthe de Brancovis
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Fanny Farrelly
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Anise
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Teck de Brancovis
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David Farrelly
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Phili Von Ramme
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Bodo
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Joshua
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Italian Man
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Young Man
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Sam Chandler
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Dr. Klauber
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Herr Blecher
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Horace
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Joseph (as Frank Wilson)
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Babette
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Mrs. Mellie Sewell
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Oberdorff (as Robert O. Davis)
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Miss Drake (uncredited)
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Trainman (uncredited)
Paul Bradley ...
Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
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Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
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Servant (uncredited)
Herma Cordova ...
Woman (uncredited)
Elvira Curci ...
Italian Woman (uncredited)
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Mr. Chabeuf (uncredited)
Jack Deery ...
Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
Joseph DeVillard ...
Spanish General (uncredited)
Gretl Dupont ...
Woman (uncredited)
Michele Fehr ...
Baby (uncredited)
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German Ambassador (uncredited)
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Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
Curt Furberg ...
Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
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Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Cyrus Penfield (uncredited)
Max Linder ...
Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
Violett McDowell ...
Belle (uncredited)
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Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
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Trainman (uncredited)
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American Diplomat (uncredited)
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Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Admiral (uncredited)
Walter O. Stahl ...
Butler (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli ...
Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
Hans Tanzler ...
German Diplomat (uncredited)
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Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)
Hans von Morhart ...
German (uncredited)
William Washington ...
Doc (uncredited)

Directed by

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Herman Shumlin
Hal Mohr ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Dashiell Hammett ... (screen play)
 
Lillian Hellman ... (additional scenes and dialogue)
 
Lillian Hellman ... (from the stage play by)

Produced by

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Hal B. Wallis ... producer (uncredited)
Jack L. Warner ... executive producer

Music by

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Max Steiner

Cinematography by

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Merritt B. Gerstad ... director of photography (as Merritt Gerstad)
Hal Mohr ... director of photography

Editing by

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Rudi Fehr ... film editor

Art Direction by

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Carl Jules Weyl

Set Decoration by

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Julia Heron ... (set decorations)

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Orry-Kelly ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist
Norbert A. Myles ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Bill Phillips ... makeup (uncredited)
Tillie Starriett ... hair (uncredited)

Production Management

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Chuck Hansen ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ridgeway Callow ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Richard Maybery ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Morris Goldman ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Dolph Thomas ... sound

Special Effects by

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Edwin B. DuPar ... special effects
John Holden ... special effects director (as Jack Holden)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ellsworth Fredericks ... second camera (uncredited)
Claude Hutchinson ... gaffer (uncredited)
Roy Noble ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Bert Six ... stills (uncredited)
George Stout ... best boy (uncredited)
S.K. Taylor ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Mary Riley ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Ted Schultz ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestral arrangements
Paul Bowles ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Florence O'Neill ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Edward A. Blatt ... dialogue director (as Edward Blatt)
Peter Pohlenz ... technical advisor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Anti-Fascist German engineer Kurt Muller returns to the United States in 1940, with his American-born wife Sara and their three children, after spending 17 years in Europe, where Kurt has engaged in underground resistance to the rising Nazi threat. Unscrupulous Romanian count Teck de Brancovis, a houseguest of Sara's family in Washington, D.C., discovers Kurt's secret and threatens to expose his activities to his contacts at the German embassy. Written by Jwelch5742

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Taglines One woman of courage...symbol of millions..with a heartful of love for a man to remember (Print Ad- New York Sun, ((New York NY)) 26 August 1943) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Quand le jour viendra (France)
  • Die Wacht am Rhein (Germany)
  • Vigilancia en el Rhin (Spain)
  • Alarma en el Rhin (Spain)
  • 守望莱茵河 (China, Mandarin title)
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  • 114 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Head of the Production Code Joseph Breen objected to the scene where the family are given a tour of the house, including the bathroom which initially had a clear shot of a toilet. See more »
Goofs At 58:53, camera and crew are reflected on the car. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Bette Davis (1971). See more »
Soundtracks America, My Country 'Tis of Thee See more »
Quotes Fanny Farrelly: We've been shaken out of the magnolias.
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