36 Hours

Plot

Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him.

  • George Seaton

    Director

  • George Seaton

    Screenplay

  • Roald Dahl

    Original Story

  • Luis H. Vance

    Story

  • Carl K. Hittleman

    Story

  • Philip H. Lathrop

    Director of Photography

  • Adrienne Fazan

    Editor

  • James Garner

    Major Jefferson F. Pike

  • Eva Marie Saint

    Anna Hedler

  • Rod Taylor

    Major Walter Gerber

  • Werner Peters

    Otto Schack

  • John Banner

    Ernst

  • Russell Thorson

    Gen. Allison

  • Alan Napier

    Col. Peter MacLean

  • Oscar Beregi Jr.

    Lt. Col. Ostermann

  • Ed Gilbert

    Capt. Abbott

  • Sig Ruman

    German Guard

  • Celia Lovsky

    Elsa

  • Karl Held

    Cpl. Kenter

  • Martin Kosleck

    Kraatz

  • Marjorie Bennett

    Charwoman

  • Henry Rowland

    German Soldier

  • Joe Di Reda

    American Soldier

  • Joseph Mell

    Lemke

  • Richard Alexander

    Man Paying Respects (uncredited)

  • Dick Cherney

    German Soldier (uncredited)

  • John Dennis

    MP Sergeant Guard (uncredited)

  • James Doohan

    Bishop (uncredited)

  • Horst Ebersberg

    Swiss Officer (uncredited)

  • John Hart

    Lt. Cmdr. Perkins (uncredited)

  • Walter Janovitz

    Dr. Metzler (uncredited)

  • Norbert Schiller

    Dr. Wittelbach (uncredited)

  • William Smith

    Guy (uncredited)

  • Rudy Germane

    Military Officer (uncredited)

  • Stuart Hall

    Military Officer (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    115 minutes

    Released

    1964-11-26

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Perlberg-Seaton Productions

    Cherokee Productions

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Sound

  • Dimitri Tiomkin

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    38 days ago

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