Watch on the Rhine
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| Watch on the Rhine | |
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| Directed by | Herman Shumlin Hal Mohr (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Lillian Hellman (play) Dashiell Hammett Lillian Hellman |
| Starring | Bette Davis Paul Lukas Geraldine Fitzgerald Lucile Watson Beulah Bondi George Coulouris |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Merritt B. Gerstad Hal Mohr |
| Editing by | Rudi Fehr |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | August 27, 1943 |
| Running time | 114 min. |
| Language | English |
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Watch on the Rhine is a 1943 film that was adapted by Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman from Hellman's play. It was directed by Hal Mohr (uncredited) and Herman Shumlin.
[edit] Plot
Kurt Muller, an anti-Nazi fighter who, in attempting to return to the United States during World War II, is followed by a Nazi sympathizer who manages to infiltrate the childhood home of Muller's wife. When the family moves in, the Nazi plays cat-and-mouse with Muller, who eventually exposes him and kills him. Muller then flees to parts unknown, leaving his eldest son to carry on the struggle against the Nazis.
[edit] Awards
Both the play and the film are considered overly preachy today, but the film won the Academy Award for Best Actor (Paul Lukas) and was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lucile Watson), Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay. Although Bette Davis receives first billing, hers is really a supporting role. Paul Lukas, who was not as great a film star as Davis, is the actual lead in the film, repeating his Broadway role.
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