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Podcast: Have a Good Movie
Episode: BILLY WILDER: Stalag 17
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CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of war, Nazis, the Holocaust, antisemitism, death, prisoners of war.
We continue our look at Billy Wilder through one of his most under-the-radar films, that somehow straddles the line between slapstick comedy and war drama by adding his own dose of hard-boiled mystery. In fact, this week’s film turns several different genres on its head, though Billy decidedly had great source material to work from. And this cast, a pure ensemble, is helmed by a quite good if shaky William Ho...