‘Stalag 17’ premieres in London 60 years ago today (1953)


Video: 'Stalag 17' trailer

(Friday, May 29, 1953)Stalag 17, a war film about a group of American airmen held in a German World War II prisoner of war camp who come to suspect that one of their number is an informant, premiered today in London.

Directed by Billy Wilder, the film starred William Holden, Don Taylor and Otto Preminger.


Video: 'Stalag 17' (complete film)