Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 54m

Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine poster
Director
Herman Shumlin
Cast
Bette Davis as Sara Müller Paul Lukas as Kurt Müller Geraldine Fitzgerald as Marte Brankovic George Coulouris as Teck Brankovic Lucile Watson as Fanny Farrelly Beulah Bondi as Anise
Crew
Merritt B. Gerstad — Director of Photography Hal Mohr — Director of Photography Rudi Fehr — Editor Max Steiner — Original Music Composer Dashiell Hammett — Screenplay Hal B. Wallis — Producer
Tagline

On her lonesome lips a smile.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Watch on the Rhine — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
washington dc, usagermanyanti-nazi resistance
Key Collaborators
Herman Shumlin Director Merritt B. Gerstad Director of Photography Hal Mohr Director of Photography Rudi Fehr Editor Max Steiner Original Music Composer Dashiell Hammett Screenplay Hal B. Wallis Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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