Watch on the Rhine (1943)
Directed by Herman Shumlin · 114 min · Drama, Thriller
44.9 TOPICAL score · #2,294 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three children, having lived in Europe for years, visit Sara's wealthy mother near Washington, DC. Kurt secretly works for the anti-Nazi resistance. A visiting Romanian count, becoming aware of this, seeks to blackmail him.
Watch on the Rhine (1943, directed by Herman Shumlin) has a TOPICAL score of 44.9 - ranked 2,294 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 2 awards from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Critics: 80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (56 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (56 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 5 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 27 languages
- Still read13,034 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Bette Davis (actor #50), Paul Lukas (actor #611), Geraldine Fitzgerald (actor #940), Lucile Watson (actor #1,583)