MOVIE
The Seventh Cross
“His greatest role!”
In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to death on a cross. The seventh cross is still empty as George Heisler attempts an escape to freedom in Holland.
Release / first air1944-07-24
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, War
DirectorFred Zinnemann
WriterAnna Seghers
Budget$1,300,000
Revenue$3,600,000
ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast & Crew
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Spencer TracyGeorge Heisler
Signe HassoToni
Hume CronynPaul Roeder
Jessica TandyLiesel Roeder
Agnes MooreheadMadame Marelli
Herbert RudleyFranz Marnet
Felix BressartPoldi Schlamm
Ray CollinsWallau
Alexander GranachZillich
Katherine LockeFrau Hedy SauerKeywords
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