Watch on the Rhine
Watch on the Rhine

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Anti-Fascist German engineer Kurt Muller, with his American-born wife, Sara, and their three children, returns to the United States in 1940 after spending 17 years in Europe, where Kurt has engaged in underground resistance to the rising Nazi threat. Unscrupulous Romanian count Teck de Brancovis, a houseguest of Sara's family in Washington, D.C., discovers Kurt's secret and threatens to expose his activities to his contacts at the German embassy.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Watch on the Rhine:

Bette Davis
Paul Lukas
Geraldine Fitzgerald
George Coulouris
Lucile Watson
Beulah Bondi

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Anti-Fascist German engineer Kurt Muller, with his American-born wife, Sara, and their three children, returns to the United States in 1940 after spending 17 years in Europe, where Kurt has engaged in underground resistance to the rising Nazi threat. Unscrupulous Romanian count Teck de Brancovis, a houseguest of Sara's family in Washington, D.C., discovers Kurt's secret and threatens to expose his activities to his contacts at the German embassy.

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EmanuelLevy.Com - 7/10 by Emanuel LevyStarring Bette Davis, Lillian Hellman's anti-Nazi play was made into simplistic film, full of contrivances and propagandistic speeches, meant to justify U.S. involvement in WWII.
Variety - 7/10 by Variety StaffWatch on the Rhine is a distinguished picture. It is even better than its powerful original stage version.
User Review - 10/10 by Private UThere are actually Rolexes scattered all over the Rhine.
User Review - 10/10 by Carmela "What a truly, truly rich, moving experience. I love those films made in the war years, as they mean so much and teach so much and have so much more depth and meaning. Watch on the Rhine is no exception. I can see why Bette Davis took the role "for its importance." It teaches so much to the American people of its time - and even now - how we don't really know what it means to be a European in an Old World so often used to the kinds of conflict that created World War II. The movie also strikingly doesn't feel like propaganda, even though the message was clearly to move its audience into action (aren't all worthwhile films aimed at personal change?). It presented a very enlightening, moving perspective on both the German menace and the Underground protagonists. Muller (Paul Lukas) explains how we will one day feel pity for those Germans who just "follow orders" and are really just fools, like De Brancovis (George Coulouris). And the perspective that Muller and the Underground may indeed be like the evil they fight - to see Muller admit he was bad. Situations like this are not black and white. After seeing this, my sister wanted to learn more about WWII, the Underground, and the Holocaust. Through it, she's had the experience I've had so long ago. In that time, I see character, selflessness, and purpose greater than self. I love it so, and I am saddened by the blatant selfishness that defines today's society. Movies like this inspire me and make me see continually that ideals and convictions can be attained and are indeed beautiful.
User Review - 10/10 by jay na cautionary tale about the insidiousness of evil and the danger of complacency
User Review - 10/10 by Christine RAn important movie from a dark time in history. Bette Davis and Paul Lukas are fantastic in this anti-nazi film that is moving and not too propagandist. Lucille Watson is also great as the family matriarch who comes to see the struggle of good versus evil under her own roof. This film is a definite must see.
User Review - 8/10 by Katie RPaul Lukas as an anti-Nazi resistance leader. Great movie based on the Lillian Hellman play. Bette Davis is remarkable.
User Review - 8/10 by Jeff BVery good film starring Bette Davis and Paul Lukas in his Oscar winning role as a key member of the underground anti-fascist movement during the early years of WWII. It starts out pretty slow, but once they Davis, Lukas and their children finally get to the house it starts picking up. Lukas does give a great performance, especially near the very end. Their children, mainly Bodo, got a bit annoying at times, but at least they're weren't in it too much. Sure, it's a little too patriotic, but it gets the message across and does a fine job of it.
User Review - 8/10 by Jason MThe Warner's excellent anti-fascist piece starring Bette Davis and Paul Lukas, reprising his role from Lillian Hellman's 1939 eponymous play.
User Review - 8/10 by doug aRunning from the Nazi's was a hot topic in 1943 - Bette and Paul Lukas both shine in this thriller.

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