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- Title
The Politics of Perception: Wilder's "Stalag 17".
- Authors
Poague, Leland
- Abstract
The article focuses on the themes of the film "Stalag 17," directed by Billy Wilder. It cites that the film is a flashback film with a fascist metaphor. Its characters include an American prisoner of war (POW) played by Gil Stratton Jr. who narrates the flashback, which depicts the conflict between POWs and their German captors. It discusses the behavior and personality of the film's characters including Sefton and Von Scherbach as well as the death of the character Price in the film's ending. It also looks into the funny side of the film and the moral lesson and romanticism that is portrayed in the film.
- Subjects
STALAG 17 (Film); WILDER, Billy, 1906-2002; MOTION picture plots &; themes; FILMMAKING; FLASHBACKS (Narrative); FASCISM; ROMANTICISM in literature; PRISONERS of war in motion pictures; DEATH in motion pictures; STRATTON, Gil
- Publication
Film Criticism, 1976, Vol 1, Issue 3, p19
- ISSN
0163-5069
- Publication type
Article