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Watch on the Rhine is a 1943 American drama film directed by Herman Shumlin and starring Bette Davis and Paul Lukas. The screenplay by Dashiell Hammett is based on the 1941 play Watch on the Rhine by Lillian Hellman.
Watch on the Rhine: Directed by Herman Shumlin, Hal Mohr. With Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lucile Watson. A German-born engineer, his American wife and their children travel from Mexico to the United States to visit her family, but a Romanian count complicates their plans.
- (5K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Herman Shumlin, Hal Mohr
- 1943-08-27
Watch on the Rhine - (Original Trailer) Nazi agents pursue a German freedom-fighter and his family to Washington in Watch on the Rhine (1943), with Paul Lukas & Bette Davis, from Lillian Hellman's play.
Watch on the Rhine, drama in three acts by Lillian Hellman, published and produced in 1941. Performed just eight months before the United States entered World War II, Hellman’s play exposed the dangers of fascism in America, asserting that tyranny can also be battled on the home front.
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A German anti-Nazi engineer and his family face a threat from a Romanian count who knows his secret identity. Read the full plot synopsis, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of this World War 2 drama film.
Jan 22, 2019 · Lillian Hellman's 1941 stage hit (adapted by Dashiell Hammett) retains its emotional and intellectual power in this wartime suspense classic. With Paul Lukas and Bette Davis. Directed By Herman ...
- 2 min
- 18.4K
- Warner Bros. Classics
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