| Description |
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical 2.0 dolby digital rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture |
| Series |
TCM vault collection |
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TCM vault collection.
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| System Details |
DVD; Full frame presentation (1.33:1); Dolby digital 2.0; Region 1, NTSC. |
| Note |
Title from con tainer. |
| Cast |
Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Fortunio Bonanova, Peter van Eyck, Erich von Stroheim. |
| Credits |
Screen play by Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder ; directed by Billy Wilder ; music score, Miklos Rozsa ; director of photography, John F. Seitz ; art direction, Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegte ; editor, Doane Harrison ; costumes, Edith Head ; set decoration, Bertram Granger. |
| Note |
Originally released in 1943. |
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Based on a play by Lajos Biro. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
John J. Bramble, the sole survivor of a British tank crew, makes his way to a desolate desert town where he is given refuge by a hotel owner and chambermaid who prepare to receive General Erwin Rommel and his German staff. Posing as the hotel's waiter, Bramble attempts to infiltrate Rommel's inner circle and report the general's plans to the Allies. |
| Subject |
Biró, Lajos, 1880-1948 -- Film adaptations.
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Rommel, Erwin, 1891-1944 -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Egypt -- Drama.
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Biró, Lajos, 1880-1948. (OCoLC)fst00246330
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Rommel, Erwin, 1891-1944. (OCoLC)fst00029170
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Secret service. (OCoLC)fst01110661
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Egypt. (OCoLC)fst01208755
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Spy films. (OCoLC)fst01710340
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War films. (OCoLC)fst01710402
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War films.
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Spy films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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War -- Feature.
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Espionage -- Feature.
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Thriller -- Feature.
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| Added Author |
Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002, director, screenwriter.
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Brackett, Charles, 1892-1969, screenwriter.
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Tone, Franchot, actor.
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Baxter, Anne, actor.
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Tamiroff, Akim, 1899-1972, actor.
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Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969, actor.
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Eyck, Peter van, 1911-1969, actor.
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Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957, actor.
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Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995, composer (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Biró, Lajos, 1880-1948.
Hotel Imperial.
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Paramount Pictures, Inc., production company.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
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Amazon.com (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
025192139444 |
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