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Movie Info

When seven German prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp manage to escape, the Gestapo embarks on a mission to recapture and crucify all of the fugitives. Only George Heisler (Spencer Tracy) manages to elude the persistent Nazis, but he is met with indifference or hostility in his efforts to hide. Fortunately, he runs across the kind Madame Marelli (Agnes Moorehead) and family man Paul Roeder (Hume Cronyn), and with their help, he mounts a desperate bid for permanent freedom.

Genre:

mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English
Director:

Fred Zinnemann
Producer:

Pandro S. Berman
Writer:

Helen Deutsch
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 22, 2011
Runtime:

1h 50m
Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

Spencer Tracy
George Heisler

Signe Hasso
Antonia aka Toni

Hume Cronyn
Paul Roeder

Jessica Tandy
Liesel Roeder

Agnes Moorehead
Mme. Marelli

Herbert Rudley
Franz Marnet

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Critic Reviews for The Seventh Cross

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (9)

[Spencer Tracy's] acting, always sincere, is consistently compelling, despite the fact that the theme of Anna Segher's best seller "The Seventh Cross," is not without its limitations.

November 19, 2020 | Full Review…

Age Staff
The Age (Australia)
This is a film of fine performances.

November 1, 2007 | Full Review…

Variety Staff
Variety
If you will accept this premise, despite the evidence of recent deeds, then you should be both moved and shaken by the better part of this film.

March 25, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Bosley Crowther
New York Times
With Tracy heading the cast and a host of great character actors in support, it's hardly surprising that the performances are the most memorable aspect of Zinnemann's first major feature.

February 9, 2006 | Full Review…

Geoff Andrew
Time Out
With Spencer Tracy in the role of the unforgettable George Heisler, the cinema version of The Seventh Cross is one you won't soon forget.

December 2, 2020 | Full Review…

Douglas M. Fellows
Hartford Courant
Spencer Tracy's sincere performance in this intense drama about the current war is deeply moving. [Full review in Spanish]

September 18, 2019 | Full Review…

Don Q.
Cine-Mundial
One of the best of the swarms of anti-Nazi films Hollywood produced during the war years.

November 1, 2007 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

TV Guide
Spencer Tracy, usually solid, is miscast as a German who escapes from concentration camp, but then the whole saga is fake, compared to Zinnemann's later works.

April 18, 2007 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Tracy is superb, while Zinnemann delivers a powerful piece of work that accurately captures the sense of time and place.

May 24, 2003 | Full Review…

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