May 16, 2010

Movie Review : Stalog 17 - English

Stalog 17 is a about a prisoners of war captured by Germans. Its a nice mixture of drama, comedy. Stalag 17 is a prison camp for Russians, Americans, Poles and Czechs.

Movie starts with the narration of the story by Cookie. Two American soldiers will try to escape from the camp. Sefton (Hero of the story) who always tries to keep himself in a comfortable position bets with other camp members that those two American soldiers will not successfully escape out of the forest and they will be caught. The two American soldiers will be caught and they will be shot down. This escape was planned by security of the camp. Security is another POW in that camp of 630 is head of the camp.

Soon the the camp members realize that there is one among them who is tipping the information about whatever happens in the camp to German guards. Everyone will doubt about Sefton. Sefton is a rude man who tries to keep himself in a most comfortable position by betting, allowing camp members to view Russian women by his telescope, by arranging a mouse race for Cigarettes. By bribing German guards he will be getting access to even go outside of the camp and exchange things with others. He will be maintaining a store by himself for this and Cookie will be helping him for maintaining the store.

Because of his rude behavior everyone in the camp will believe that he is tipping the information to Germans. Another two more Americans will join the camp. One of them will be a lieutenant Denbar and Sergeant Bagradian. Even after getting caught lieutenant Denbar will be managed to blow of the train by placing a time bomb with his matches and cigarettes. This will cause lots transportation hurdle for German army. Lieutenant will reveal this in the camp. Even this information will be tipped Germans and Lieutenant will be taken to custody as sabotage. And next day two SS officers will be coming to camp to take Lieutenant and interrogate. So, camp members will be very anxious and they will doubt that Sefton is the one who has been tipping the information and they even beat Safton that night. Camp members warn him that they will cut his throat if he interferes in any of their activities or if they come to know that he is tipping the information.

Safton decides to find himself about the fellow who is tipping all the information to Germans acting as a agent for Germans. Camp members finally decide to escape Lieutenant from the camp next day.

Watch the movie to know, who is actually tipping the information, how Safton finds that German agent among themselves. What will happen to Lieutenant Denber. Will he successfully escape from the camp?

Overall it’s a very nice movie to watch.



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