Watch on the Rhine (1943)
On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three children, having lived in Europe for years, visit Sara's wealthy mother near Washington, DC. Kurt secretly works for the anti-Nazi resistance. A visiting Romanian count, becoming aware of this, seeks to blackmail him.
Director:
Herman Shumlin
Writer:
Dashiell Hammett
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Bette Davis as Sara Müller |
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Paul Lukas as Kurt Müller |
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Geraldine Fitzgerald as Marthe de Brancovis |
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Lucile Watson as Fanny Farrelly |
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Beulah Bondi as Anise |
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George Coulouris as Teck de Brancovis |
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Donald Woods as David Farrelly |
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Henry Daniell as Phili Von Ramme |
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Eric Roberts as Bodo |
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Donald Buka as Joshua |
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Anthony Caruso as Italian Man |
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Helmut Dantine as Young Man |
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Clyde Fillmore as Sam Chandler |
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Erwin Kalser as Dr. Klauber |
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Kurt Katch as Herr Blecher |
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Clarence Muse as Horace |
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Frank H. Wilson as Joseph |
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Janis Wilson as Babette |
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Mary Young as Mrs. Mellie Sewell |
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Rudolph Anders as Oberdorff |
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Leah Baird as Miss Drake (uncredited) |
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Joseph E. Bernard as Trainman (uncredited) |
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Paul Bradley as Embassy Party Guest (uncredited) |
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George Calliga as Embassy Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Glen Cavender as Servant (uncredited) |
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Herma Cordova as Woman (uncredited) |
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Elvira Curci as Italian Woman (uncredited) |
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Jean De Briac as Mr. Chabeuf (uncredited) |
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Jack Deery as Embassy Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Joseph DeVillard as Spanish General (uncredited) |
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Gretl Dupont as Woman (uncredited) |
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Robert Fischer as German Ambassador (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Embassy Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Curt Furberg as Embassy Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Alan Hale Jr. as Boy (uncredited) |
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Creighton Hale as Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Howard Hickman as Cyrus Penfield (uncredited) |
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Max Linder as Embassy Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Edmund Mortimer as Embassy Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower as Trainman (uncredited) |
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Wedgwood Nowell as American Diplomat (uncredited) |
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Garry Owen as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Frank Reicher as Admiral (uncredited) |
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Walter O. Stahl as Butler (uncredited) |
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Count Stefenelli as Embassy Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Ellinor Vanderveer as Embassy Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Hans von Morhart as German (uncredited) |
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William Washington as Doc (uncredited) |
| Writing | Lillian Hellman | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Dashiell Hammett | Screenplay |
| Directing | Herman Shumlin | Director |
| Editing | Rudi Fehr | Editor |
| Camera | Merritt B. Gerstad | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Richard Maybery | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Hal Mohr | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Art | Carl Jules Weyl | Art Direction |
| Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Dolph Thomas | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Directing | Ridgeway Callow | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hal Mohr | Co-Director |
| Crew | Lillian Hellman | Additional Writing |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norbert A. Myles | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Phillips | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tillie Starriett | Hairstylist |
| Production | Chuck Hansen | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Edwin B. DuPar | Special Effects |
| Crew | John Holden | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Lighting | Claude Hutchinson | Gaffer |
| Camera | Roy Noble | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Bert Six | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Ellsworth Fredericks | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | S.K. Taylor | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eugene Joseff | Other |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Paul Bowles | Additional Music |
| Sound | Louis Kaufman | Musician |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Music Arranger |
| Art | Morris Goldman | Props |
| Crew | Peter Pohlenz | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Edward A. Blatt | Dialogue Coach |