Stalag 17

1953 film by Billy Wilder
Movie film Q1356753
Stalag 17
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Stalag 17

Summary

Stalag 17 is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stalag 17 received the Academy Award for Best Actor[3].
  • Stalag 17 received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Stalag 17's image is recorded as Stalag 17 (1953) 1959 re-release poster.jpg[5].
  • Stalag 17's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Stalag 17's director is recorded as Billy Wilder[7].
  • Stalag 17's screenwriter is recorded as Edwin Blum[8].
  • Stalag 17's composer is recorded as Franz Waxman[9].
  • Stalag 17's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Stalag 17's genre is recorded as war film[11].
  • Stalag 17's genre is recorded as comedy film[12].
  • Stalag 17's genre is recorded as Christmas film[13].
  • Stalag 17's based on is recorded as Stalag 17[14].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as William Holden[15].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Don Taylor[16].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Otto Preminger[17].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Sig Ruman[18].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Robert Strauss[19].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Peter Graves[20].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Neville Brand[21].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Harvey Lembeck[22].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Richard Erdman[23].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Peter Baldwin[24].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Gil Stratton[25].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Erwin Kalser[26].
  • Stalag 17's cast member is recorded as Ross Bagdasarian Sr.[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Stalag 17's producer is recorded as Billy Wilder[28]. Its director is recorded as Billy Wilder[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Edwin Blum[8]. Cast members include William Holden[15], Don Taylor[16], Otto Preminger[17], Sig Ruman[18], Robert Strauss[19], and Peter Graves[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1957-07-01T00:00:00Z[30], and +1953-06-06T00:00:00Z[31]. Stalag 17's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include drama film[10], war film[11], comedy film[12], and Christmas film[13].

Subject and Themes

Stalag 17's main subject is recorded as World War II[33].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], an award for best leading actor[34], in United States[35], founded in 1929[36] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1929[39]. Reviews include 8.4/10[40], 84/100[41], and 91%[42].

Why It Matters

Stalag 17 ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Stalag 17 receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] . wikidata.org.
  30. [42] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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