Golden Holden claims the golden statuette

Rating: 9/10 (10 June 2012)

For a major part of the movie, i was quite convinced that J.J.Sefton, played by William Holden was the "rat in the house". Sefton is mistaken for trading the secrets of the camp with the Nazi officers for money and wealth. He is a connoisseur of cigars and alcohol. His collections draws a few 'raised eyebrows' and on one fine day they are convinced that he was the two-timer. He gets brutally hit by his roommates, stolen of his priceless collections and is ostracized from the rest. He takes a vow to prove his innocence and also bring the real culprit to the other inmates of the camp and he discreetly observes, construes, corroborates and then proves it to the others who the real double-crosser was, and also manages to escape from the POW camp.
The movie has every ingredient from Billy Wilder's recipe of making the finest movies- wit, cinematography, William Holden's acting and art-direction.