Watch on the Rhine (1943)

  • NR
  • 08/27/1943 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 54m

On her lonesome lips a smile.

Overview

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.

Dashiell Hammett

Screenplay

Herman Shumlin

Director

Cast

Bette Davis's headshot

Bette Davis

Sara Müller
Paul Lukas's headshot

Paul Lukas

Kurt Müller
Geraldine Fitzgerald's headshot

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Marte Brankovic
George Coulouris's headshot

George Coulouris

Teck Brankovic
Lucile Watson's headshot

Lucile Watson

Fanny Farrelly
Beulah Bondi's headshot

Beulah Bondi

Anise
Donald Woods's headshot

Donald Woods

David Farrelly
Henry Daniell's headshot

Henry Daniell

Phili Von Ramme

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