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Watch on the Rhine

Year:

1943

Duration:

114 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

Herman Shumlin

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1943-08-27

Filming Locations: Busch Gardens - S. Grove Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Bette Davis

Sara Muller

Paul Lukas

Kurt Muller

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Marthe de Brancovis

Lucile Watson

Fanny Farrelly

Beulah Bondi

Anise

George Coulouris

Teck de Brancovis

Donald Woods

David Farrelly

Henry Daniell

Phili Von Ramme

Eric Roberts

Bodo

Donald Buka

Joshua

Anthony Caruso

Italian Man

Helmut Dantine

Young Man

Clyde Fillmore

Sam Chandler

Erwin Kalser

Dr. Klauber

Kurt Katch

Herr Blecher

Clarence Muse

Horace

Frank L. Wilson

Joseph (as Frank Wilson)

Janis Wilson

Babette

Mary Young

Mrs. Mellie Sewell

Rudolph Anders

Oberdorff (as Robert O. Davis)

Leah Baird

Miss Drake (uncredited)

Joseph E. Bernard

Trainman (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

German Embassy Servant (uncredited)

Herma Cordova

Woman (uncredited)

Elvira Curci

Italian Woman (uncredited)

Jean De Briac

Mr. Chabeuf (uncredited)

Joseph DeVillard

Spanish General (uncredited)

Gretl Dupont

Woman (uncredited)

Michele Fehr

Baby (uncredited)

Robert Fischer

German Ambassador (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Embassy Party Guest (uncredited)

Alan Hale Jr.

Boy (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Howard C. Hickman

Cyrus Penfield (uncredited)

Violett McDowell

Belle (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

German Embassy Ball Guest (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Trainman (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

American Diplomat (uncredited)

Garry Owen

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Frank Reicher

Admiral (uncredited)

Walter O. Stahl

German Embassy Butler (uncredited)

Hans Tanzler

German Diplomat (uncredited)

Hans von Morhart

German (uncredited)

William Washington

Doc (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Producer Hal B. Wallis originally wanted Charles Boyer for the male lead before deciding that Boyer's French accent would prove counter-productive. Instead, he went with Paul Lukas who had originated the role on Broadway.

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A staunch anti-Nazi campaigner, Bette Davis immediately signed on when she read the script.

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Bette Davis didn't get on with her co-star Lucile Watson who played her mother in the film. In real life, Watson was a staunch Republican and held many opposite views to Davis.

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Goofs

During the breakfast scene between Beulah Bondi and Lucile Watson, Watson's hair keeps changing between medium and close shots (from behind): It is much flatter in the scenes shot close.

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Also during the breakfast scene between George Coulouris and Geraldine Fitzgerald, her hair is sensibly shorter in close-ups.

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At 58:53, camera and crew are reflected on the car.

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Quotes

Fanny Farrelly: Because it's Anise's birthday, I shall go and buy presents for everybody. We always do that here. It started because I don't like not getting presents on other people's birthday.

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Sara Muller: [Last Lines] When the time comes. When it comes, I will do my best.

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Kurt Muller: [in response to an Italian man on the train asking what he does] I fight against fascism. That is my trade.

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