36 Hours
A captured American major is held by Germans who trick him into believing World War II is over, forcing him to outwit them in a high-stakes battle of wits to prevent the Axis from stopping the D-Day invasion.
“"Give Me Any American for 36 Hours And I'll Give You Back a Traitor"”
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In the film, Germans kidnap an American major and attempt to convince him that World War II has ended in order to extract information about the Allied invasion of Europe from him.
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Edited by Adrienne FazanShot by Philip H LathropScored by Dimitri Tiomkin
Also known as
- 36 Stundende
- 36 horases
- 36 heures avant le débarquementfr
- Le ultime 36 oreit
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Garner
as Major Jefferson Pike
Eva Marie Saint
as Anna Hedler
Rod Taylor
as Major Walter Gerber
Werner Peters
as Otto Schack
John Banner
as Ernst
Russell Thorson
as General Allison
Alan Napier
as Colonel Peter MacLean
Oscar Beregi Jr
as Lt. Colonel Ostermann
Ed Gilbert
as Captain Abbott
Sig Ruman
as German Guard
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