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Prisoner of War is a 1954 American war–drama film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Ronald Reagan, Steve Forrest, Dewey Martin and Oskar Homolka.
- Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a...
- Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
He is captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp mostly occupied by Royal Air Force officers. His excellent command of German causes him to be suspected of being a spy, but when his real identity becomes known to Group Captain Travers ( Norman Bird ), the senior British officer, he informs the men in his hut of his importance and that his ...
Prisoner of War: Directed by Andrew Marton. With Ronald Reagan, Steve Forrest, Dewey Martin, Oscar Homolka. During the Korean War, an American officer is tasked with infiltrating a Communist-run POW camp in order to investigate the treatment of American prisoners by the enemy.
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- Drama, War
- Andrew Marton
- 1954-05-04
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- Stalag 17 (1953) Director: Billy Wilder. Billy Wilder was among the many Austrian- or German-born émigré directors who fled to Hollywood during the rise of the Nazi party in Europe.
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- A Man Escaped (1956) Director: Robert Bresson. Critic David Thomson has pointed out that the title of Robert Bresson’s 1956 classic A Man Escaped gives away the ending.
Prisoner of War is a 1954 American war – drama film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Ronald Reagan, Steve Forrest, Dewey Martin and Oskar Homolka.
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