The Seventh Cross (1944)
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- Passed
- 1h 52min
- Drama, Film-Noir
- 24 Jul 1944 (USA)
- Movie
In 1936, seven prisoners escape from a concentration camp. The Nazis put up seven crosses for demonstrative executions. This story about one of the fugitives, who relies on own courage and compassion of people to avoid the seventh cross.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast verified as complete
| Spencer Tracy | ... |
George Heisler
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| Signe Hasso | ... |
Toni
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| Hume Cronyn | ... |
Paul Roeder
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| Jessica Tandy | ... |
Liesel Roeder
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| Agnes Moorehead | ... |
Mme. Marelli
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| Herbert Rudley | ... |
Franz Marnet
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| Felix Bressart | ... |
Poldi Schlamm
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| Ray Collins | ... |
Wallau
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| Alexander Granach | ... |
Zillich
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| Katherine Locke | ... |
Mrs. Sauer
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| George Macready | ... |
Bruno Sauer
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| Paul Guilfoyle | ... |
Fiedler
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| Steven Geray | ... |
Dr. Loewenstein
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| Kurt Katch | ... |
Leo Hermann
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| Karen Verne | ... |
Leni
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| Konstantin Shayne | ... |
Fuellgrabe
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| George Suzanne | ... |
Bellani
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| John Wengraf | ... |
Overkamp
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| George Zucco | ... |
Fahrenburg
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Steven Muller | ... |
Hellwig
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| Eily Malyon | ... |
Fraulein Bachmann
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| Fred Aldrich | ... |
Plant Workman (uncredited)
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Lynn Arlen | ... |
Girl on Street (uncredited)
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| Charles Arnt | ... |
Herr Binder (uncredited)
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| Hugh Beaumont | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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Holger Bendixen | ... |
Gestapo / Guard at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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Boyd Bennett | ... |
S.A. Guard (uncredited)
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Martin Berliner | ... |
Beutler (uncredited)
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Margaret Bert | ... |
Woman on Street (uncredited)
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| Robert Blake | ... |
Small Boy (uncredited)
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Mary Bovard | ... |
Flirt (uncredited)
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Tom Brannigan | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Egon Brecher | ... |
Sexton (uncredited)
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Bob Brown | ... |
S.A. Man (uncredited)
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Donald Brown | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Steve Brown | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Paul E. Burns | ... |
Pelzer (uncredited)
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Tony Carson | ... |
Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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Bill Cartledge | ... |
Boy at Fountain (uncredited)
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| William Challee | ... |
Fischer (uncredited)
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Joe Chambers | ... |
Bus Conductor (uncredited)
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Russell Custer | ... |
Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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Daniel De Jonghe | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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| Jimmy Dime | ... |
Man in Montage / Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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| Ludwig Donath | ... |
Wilhelm Reinhardt (uncredited)
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William Edmunds | ... |
Aldinger (uncredited)
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John Epper | ... |
Man in Montage (uncredited)
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| Margaret Fealy | ... |
Old Woman in Church (uncredited)
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Charles Fogel | ... |
Card Player (uncredited)
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Art Fowler | ... |
Guard at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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Allen Fox | ... |
Guard at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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| Hans Fuerberg | ... |
S.A. Guard (uncredited)
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Curt Furberg | ... |
Small Role (uncredited)
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Frederick Giermann | ... |
Inspector (uncredited)
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| Connie Gilchrist | ... |
Frau Binder (uncredited)
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Albert Godderis | ... |
Man in Montage (uncredited)
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| Lisa Golm | ... |
Frau Hinkel (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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Edna Hall | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Louis Hart | ... |
Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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Carol Hartsook | ... |
Sauer's Daughter (uncredited)
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| Jimmy Hawkins | ... |
Paul and Liesel Roeder's Son (uncredited)
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | ... |
Plant Workman (uncredited)
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Hans Herbert | ... |
Schoolmaster (uncredited)
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| Hallene Hill | ... |
Frau Kaupfen (uncredited)
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Dick Hirbe | ... |
Boy at Fountain (uncredited)
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Herbert Holcombe | ... |
Gestapo (uncredited)
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Wes Howard | ... |
Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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| Eilene Janssen | ... |
Girl in Orchard (uncredited)
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| Frank Jaquet | ... |
Herr Schmitt (uncredited)
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Jerry Jerome | ... |
Man in Corduroy Coat (uncredited)
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Kenneth John | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Tiny Jones | ... |
Townswoman (uncredited)
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Willy Kaufman | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Boots Kaye | ... |
Small Role (uncredited)
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| Paul Kruger | ... |
S.A. Guard (uncredited)
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Laura Lane | ... |
Girl on Street (uncredited)
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Larry Lathrop | ... |
Boy at Fountain (uncredited)
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| Nolan Leary | ... |
Factory Workman (uncredited)
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| Mitchell Lewis | ... |
Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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| Adolf E. Licho | ... |
S.A. Guard (uncredited)
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Egon Lind | ... |
Man in Montage (uncredited)
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Michael Macey | ... |
Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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| George Magrill | ... |
Guard at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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| Hugh Maguire | ... |
Hitler Youth (uncredited)
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Jack Mannick | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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| John C. McCallum | ... |
Little Old Man (uncredited)
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| Charles McGraw | ... |
Allbright (uncredited)
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John Meredith | ... |
Dutch Sailor (uncredited)
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Victor Metzetti | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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Michael Miller | ... |
Hitler Youth (uncredited)
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Norbert Muller | ... |
Max Anders (uncredited)
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Roger Neury | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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George Noisom | ... |
Boy at Fountain (uncredited)
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Barbara Norton | ... |
Old Woman (uncredited)
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| Fred Nurney | ... |
Gestapo (uncredited)
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| Larry Olsen | ... |
Ludi Roeder (uncredited)
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| Lotte Palfi Andor | ... |
Anna (uncredited)
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| Gigi Perreau | ... |
Annie Roeder (uncredited)
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John S. Peters | ... |
S.A. Guard (uncredited)
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John Piffle | ... |
Innkeeper (uncredited)
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Clifford Rathjen | ... |
Guard at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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| Otto Reichow | ... |
Gestapo (uncredited)
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Henri Reineque | ... |
Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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Walter Rode | ... |
Factory Workman (uncredited)
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Lionel Royce | ... |
Karl Anders (uncredited)
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| Earl Schenck | ... |
Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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Alexander Schoenberg | ... |
Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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| Phil Schumacher | ... |
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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| Irene Seidner | ... |
Frau Grosser (uncredited)
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Jack Semple | ... |
S.A. Guard (uncredited)
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Brent Shugar | ... |
Guard at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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| Lotte Stein | ... |
Frau Schmitt (uncredited)
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Preben Storn | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Buddy Swan | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| William Tannen | ... |
Guard at Town Entrance (uncredited)
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Gary Taylor | ... |
Paul and Liessel Roeder's Son (uncredited)
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| Helene Thimig | ... |
Frau Anders (uncredited)
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Sid Troy | ... |
Observer On Street (uncredited)
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Leon Tyler | ... |
Fritz / Hitler Youth (uncredited)
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Lisl Valetti | ... |
Sauer's Maid (uncredited)
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John Van Eyck | ... |
S.A. Man (uncredited)
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Nicholas Vehr | ... |
S.A. Guard (uncredited)
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Walter Voegler | ... |
Factory Workman (uncredited)
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Hans von Morhart | ... |
Gestapo (uncredited)
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| Fay Wall | ... |
Elsa Hermann (uncredited)
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Helene Weigel | ... |
Janitress (uncredited)
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| Gisela Werbisek | ... |
Old Woman (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Man in Montage (uncredited)
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| Joe Yule | ... |
Prisoner at Concentration Camp (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Fred Zinnemann | ||
Written by
| Helen Deutsch | ... | (screenplay) |
| Anna Seghers | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Pandro S. Berman | ... | producer |
| Edwin H. Knopf | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Roy Webb | ||
Cinematography by
| Karl Freund | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Thomas Richards | ||
Casting By
| Berthold Viertel | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
| Leonid Vasian | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Makeup Department
| Jack Dawn | ... | makeup creator |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Horace Hough | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Andrew Marton | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Mac Alper | ... | associate set decorator |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| James Burbridge | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Herbert Holcombe | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| George Suzanne | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Surtees | ... | director of photography: fill-in (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Irene | ... | costume supervisor |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| C. Bakaleinikoff | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Felix Bernstein | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Ray Thomas | ... | stand-in: Spencer Tracy (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1944) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1945) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- WME Home Entertainment (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (labor jurisdiction)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to death on a cross. The seventh cross is still empty as George Heisler seeks freedom in Holland.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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| Taglines | Daringly Real . . . Startlingly Frank! The revealing novel of a hunted man's search for love! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,300,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | First joint film appearance of real life couple Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. See more » |
| Goofs | When the escapees are being hunted, the only uniformed personnel we see chasing them are the 'Storm troopers' (Sturmabteilung) or SA. Even before the 'night of the Long Knives', the SA would not have been the only group to search for escapees & by 1936, the hunt would also have been carried out by the regular police and the Schutzstaffel (SS). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Twenty Years After (1944). See more » |
| Quotes |
George Heisler:
There are no better men than Paul Roeder. See more » |