Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine (1943)

On her lonesome lips a smile.

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.

Date of release
1943-08-27
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (56)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
Herman Shumlin

Casting

  • Bette Davis — Sara Müller
  • Paul Lukas — Kurt Müller
  • Geraldine Fitzgerald — Marthe de Brancovis
  • Lucile Watson — Fanny Farrelly
  • Beulah Bondi — Anise
  • George Coulouris — Teck de Brancovis
  • Donald Woods — David Farrelly
  • Henry Daniell — Phili Von Ramme
  • Eric Roberts — Bodo
  • Donald Buka — Joshua
  • Anthony Caruso — Italian Man
  • Helmut Dantine — Young Man

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