Stalag 17

1953 · 120 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 60,000 VOTES · DIR. Billy Wilder

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Overview

It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seems to be a security leak.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,294 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:15 I don't know about you, but it makes me sore
00:07:23 - Anybody caII? - Sefton, butt out!
00:12:02 Good morning, AnimaI. What wouId you Iike for breakfast?
00:17:40 And I'II have a IittIe Christmas tree for every barrack. You wiII Iike that.
00:22:08 What do you think, you're the award!
00:26:35 So what if you make it to SwitzerIand or the States.
00:31:09 The AIIied Air Force is grounded by poor visibiIity.
00:35:56 onIy not quite the way they wanted to go.
00:39:30 It takes a gimmick, AnimaI. I figured us a IittIe gimmick.
00:43:57 HeIIo, BubIichki. How are you aII?
00:48:06 ''And do keep writing, son. Your Ietters are very dear to us.
00:51:37 Price wiII show you your bunks.
00:54:55 An officers' cIub with a steam room and a massage?
00:59:09 Hurry up, boys.
01:04:30 I'm teIIing you, the Krauts wouIdn't pIant two stooIies in one barracks.
01:10:07 The one you work with. How do you do it?
01:13:53 Pardon me, sir. Since you want us to speak up.
01:18:04 Good day, sir. You wiII forgive me for receiving you Iike this.
01:27:19 Yeah? You try jumping in those trenches first.
01:37:14 I've seen every picture you ever made...six times!
01:41:34 - You were with the 36th Bomb Group? - 35th.
01:47:53 Maybe even catch a barge up to Linz.
01:52:13 I'II Iook pretty stupid in this, yodeIing my way across the AIps.
105:03:05 - That is correct.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,294
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:01:15
Final line105:03:05

Production Record

DirectorBilly Wilder
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,661,530
IMDb votes60,000