The Seventh Cross
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1944-07-24
Runtime: 110 mins
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
Original title: The Seventh Cross
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Spencer Tracy
Signe Hasso
Hume Cronyn
Jessica Tandy
Agnes Moorehead
Herbert Rudley
Felix Bressart
Ray Collins
Alexander Granach
Katherine Locke
George Macready
Paul Guilfoyle
Steven Geray
Kurt Katch
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