Cast & Crew

Directed by

Billy Wilder

Writing Credits

Billy Wilder
(written for the screen by) and
Edwin Blum
(written for the screen by)
Donald Bevan
(based on the play by) and
Edmund Trzcinski
(based on the play by)
Jean Mauclair
(french adaptation) (uncredited)

Cast

William Holden
Sgt. J.J. Sefton
Don Taylor
Lt. James Dunbar
Otto Preminger
Oberst von Scherbach
Robert Strauss
Sgt. Stanislaus 'Animal' Kuzawa
Harvey Lembeck
Sgt. Harry Shapiro
Richard Erdman
Sgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman
Peter Graves
Sgt. Frank Price
Neville Brand
Duke
Sig Ruman
Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
Michael Moore
Sgt. Manfredi
Peter Baldwin
Sgt. Johnson
Robinson Stone
Joey
Robert Shawley
Sgt. 'Blondie' Peterson
William Pierson
Marko the Mailman
Gil Stratton
Sgt. Clarence Harvey 'Cookie' Cook
Jay Lawrence
Sgt. Bagradian
Erwin Kalser
Geneva Man
Edmund Trzcinski
'Triz' Trzcinski
Marie Ardell
Russian Woman Prisoner
Irene Bacha
Russian Woman Prisoner
Ross Bagdasarian
Singing Prisoner of War
Rodric Beckham
Prisoner of War
Richard P. Beedle
Prisoner of War
Tina Blagoi
Russian Woman Prisoner
Mike Bush
Dancer
Don Cameron
Prisoner of War
Janice Carroll
Russian Woman Prisoner
Jarvis Caston
Prisoner of War
Tommy Cook
Prisoner of War
Beatrice Da Yarr
Russian Woman Prisoner
James Dabney Jr.
Prisoner of War
Zina Dennis
Russian Woman Prisoner
Yvette Eaton
Russian Woman Prisoner
Thomas B. Fleming
Prisoner of War
Carl Forcht
German Lieutenant
Ralph Gaston
Prisoner of War
Jerry Gerber
Prisoner of War
Lana Golubeff
Russian Woman Prisoner
Ross Gould
Von Scherbach's Orderly
Russell Grower
Prisoner of War
Alla Gursky
Russian Woman Prisoner
Willy Kaufman
German Barrack Sergeant
William LaChasse
Prisoner of War
Olga Lebedeff
Russian Woman Prisoner
Forrest Lederer
Prisoner of War
Peter Leeds
Barracks #1 Prisoner of War Getting Distillery
Wesley Ling
Prisoner of War
Harald Maresch
German Lieutenant
Maurice Marks
Prisoner of War
Bill McLean
Prisoner of War
Svetlana McLee
Russian Woman Prisoner
Constance C. Meyer
Russian Woman Prisoner
John Mitchum
Prisoner of War
Robin Morse
Prisoner of War
William Mulcahy
Prisoner of War
Joe Ploski
German Guard - Volleyball Player
Harry Reardon
Prisoner of War
Paul Salata
Bearded Prisoner
William Schramm
German Sentry
James R. Scott
Prisoner of War
Bill Sheehan
Prisoner of War
A. Gerald Singer
Steve - The Crutch
Mara Sondakoff
Russian Woman Prisoner
Warren Sortomme
Prisoner of War
Fred Spitz
German Barrack Sergeant
Robert R. Stephenson
German Barrack Sergeant
Audrey Strauss
Russian Woman Prisoner
Herbert Street
Prisoner of War
Anthony M. Taylor
Bit Part
Bob Templeton
Bearded Prisoner
Del Tenney
(uncredited)
Lyda Vashkulat
Russian Woman Prisoner
John Veitch
Prisoner of War
Steve Wayne
Prisoner of War
Alexander J. Wells
Bearded Prisoner
Max Willenz
German Lieutenant Supervisor
William Yetter Jr.
German Private

Produced by

William Schorr
associate producer
Billy Wilder
producer

Music by

Franz Waxman
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Ernest Laszlo
director of photography

Editing by

George Tomasini

Casting By

Bill Greenwald
(casting) (uncredited)
Bert McKay
unit casting director (uncredited)

Art Direction by

Franz Bachelin
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by

Sam Comer
Ray Moyer

Makeup Department

Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor
Harry Ray
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Hugh Brown
assistant production manager (uncredited)
Don Robb
unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Frank Baur
assistant director (uncredited)
Charles C. Coleman
assistant director (uncredited)
Harvey Dwight
assistant director (uncredited)
Al Mann
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Earl Olin
props (uncredited)
Tom Plews
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Gene Garvin
sound recordist
Harold Lewis
sound recordist
René Boucher
sound assistant (french post-synchronized version) (uncredited)
John Camarda
sound recordist (uncredited)
Lyle Figland
boom operator (uncredited)
Charles Kelly
mike grip (uncredited)
J.M. Tanguy
sound recordist (french post-synchronized version) (uncredited)
August Van Koughnet
sound cable (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Neal Beckner
camera operator (uncredited)
Don English
still photographer (uncredited)
Thomas E. 'Pep' Lee
best boy (uncredited)
Walter McLeod
grip (uncredited)
Roy Roberts
gaffer (uncredited)
Harlow Stengel
assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

J. Allen Slone
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Doane Harrison
editorial advisor
Robert Lawrence
assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Franz Waxman
musical settings
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Leonid Raab
orchestrator (uncredited)
Troy Sanders
music advisor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Irving Cooper
script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Cesare Barbetti
italian voice dubbing: Robert Shawley (uncredited)
Jacques Beauchey
french voice dubbing: Peter Graves (uncredited)
Gianfranco Bellini
italian voice dubbing: Gil Stratton (uncredited)
Jacques Berlioz
french voice dubbing: Erwin Kalser (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli
italian voice dubbing: William Holden (uncredited)
Olinto Cristina
italian voice dubbing: Sig Ruman (uncredited)
Louis de Funès
french voice dubbing: William Pierson (uncredited)
Émile Duard
french voice dubbing: Robert Strauss (uncredited)
Jacques Dynam
french voice dubbing: Harvey Lambeck (uncredited)
André Falcon
french voice dubbing: Don Taylor (uncredited)
Lauro Gazzolo
italian voice dubbing: Erwin Kalser (uncredited)
André Gerbel
french dubbing assistant (uncredited)
Harry F. Hogan
dialogue coach (uncredited)
Max Kolpé
technical advisor (uncredited)
Pierre Leproux
french voice dubbing: Richard Erdman (uncredited)
Serge Lhorca
french voice dubbing: Robert Shawley (uncredited)
Pino Locchi
italian voice dubbing: Peter Baldwin (uncredited)
Raymond Loyer
french voice dubbing: Neville Brand (uncredited)
Jean Mauclair
french voice dubbing: Otto Preminger (uncredited)
André Michel
french voice dubbing: William Holden (uncredited)
Frédéric O'Brady
french voice dubbing: Sig Ruman (uncredited)
Luigi Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Robert Strauss (uncredited)
Nino Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Richard Erdman (uncredited)
Bruno Persa
italian voice dubbing: Otto Preminger (uncredited)
Cesare Polacco
italian voice dubbing: Neville Brand (uncredited)
Isy Pront
french dubbing director (uncredited)
Giuseppe Rinaldi
italian voice dubbing: Don Taylor (uncredited)
Carlo Romano
italian voice dubbing: Harvey Lembeck (uncredited)
Art Sarno
publicist (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi
italian voice dubbing: Jay Lawrence (uncredited)
Jacques Thébault
french voice dubbing: Peter Baldwin (uncredited)
Edmund Trzcinski
technical advisor (uncredited)
Renato Turi
italian voice dubbing: Peter Graves (uncredited)
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