Stalag 17 70th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)

The legendary star and director of 1950s Sunset BoulevardWilliam Holden and Billy Wilderre-teamed three years later for the gripping World War II drama, Stalag 17. The result was a 1953 Best Director Oscar nomination for Wilder, and the elusive Best Actor Oscar for Holden. The iconic star of The Bridges at Toko-Ri and The Bridge on the River Kwai portrays the jaded, scheming Sergeant J.J. Sefton, a P.O.W. at the notorious German prison camp, who spends his days dreaming up rackets and trading with the Germans for special privileges. But when two prisoners are killed in an escape attempt, it becomes obvious that there is a spy among them. Is it Sefton? Famed filmmaker Otto Preminger (Rosebud) tackles a rare acting role as the camps commandant; Robert Strauss (The Seven Year Itch) earned the films third Oscar nomination (Best Supporting Actor) for his role as Animal. Heres the granddaddy of all World War II P.O.W. films (Leonard Maltin), a powerful antiwar classic from the brilliant crea