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Watch on the Rhine

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Watch on the Rhine
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NR,1hr 54min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1943
Director:
Herman Shumlin
Distributor:
Warner Brothers Home Entertainment
Starring:
Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Donald Woods  ...more
Synopsis: An expansion of, and improvement upon, Lillian Hellman's stage play of the same name, Watch on the Rhine stars Paul Lukas, recreating his Broadway role of tireless anti-fascist crusader Kurt Muller. As the clouds of war gather in Europe in the late 1930s, Muller arrives in Washington DC, accompanied by his American wife Sara (top-billed Bette Davis) and their children Joshua (Donald Buka), Bodo (Eric Roberts) and Babette (Janis Wilson). The Mullers stay at the home of Sarah's wealthy mother Fanny ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Although unashamedly propagandistic -- and to modern audiences, at least, sometimes didactic and preachy -- Watch on the Rhine, nonetheless, continues to stir and impress viewers. It's hard to deny charges that Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman's screenplay is melodramatic, or that the authors stack the deck in favor of their point -of-view, or that parts of the film belie its stage origins. However, ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Bette Davis
Sara Muller
Paul Lukas
Kurt Muller
Donald Woods
David Farrelly
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Marthe de Brancovis
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