Stalag 17

Stalag 17 (1953) starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger. The quintessential World War II POW movie starts with an escape attempt, which tells you it's going to be about life in the camp. Holden stars as Sefton, a sergeant who has adapted very successfully to life in the camp -- much to the envy of the other men, who suspect him of being a snitch; and there is a snitch in Barracks 14. He turns out to be -- not who you'd suspect. Preminger stars as the camp commandant. Holden won an Oscar for his performance. The disc comes with English subtitles and closed captions. Grade: A-