One of Billy Wilder's best!

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2013)

One of my all time favorite movies which I never tire of seeing. We must remember that this is a comedy of a war movie.
This film has an all star cast, great dialog and directed by an Academy award winning director.
The setting is in a WWII German prison camp where U.S. servicemen try to find a way to escape. But the Germans seem to be one step ahead and foil these attempts.
In the mix of all of this is a great comedy performance by actors Robert Strauss and Harbey Lembeck, two of the camps clowns.
Not to forget the Academy award winning performance of William Holden who barters his way around camp for those "extra items" or for "extra curricular activities". There's a serious side to this film which is why Billy Wilfer again won't disappoint. It's a must-have film to add to one's movie library.