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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.
Bette Davis stars as the wife of a German anti-Nazi engineer who returns to the US with his family and faces a threat from a Romanian count. The film, based on a play by Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman, won an Oscar for Paul Lukas as Best Actor.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Herman Shumlin, Hal Mohr
- 1943-08-27
Unscrupulous Romanian count Teck de Brancovis (George Coulouris), a houseguest of Sara's family in Washington, D.C., discovers Kurt's secret and threatens to expose his...
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- Bette Davis
- Herman Shumlin
- Warner Bros.
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
- 17.8K
- Warner Archive
YouTube Movies & TV. 179M subscribers. Subscribed. 139. Sara and Kurt Muller and their three children are returning to her mother's home in Washington DC after 18 years in Europe, only to find...
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.
