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Watch on the Rhine

On her lonesome lips a smile.

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.

19431h 54mNRDrama, Thriller

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About Watch on the Rhine

Directors
Herman Shumlin
Cast
Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lucile Watson, Beulah Bondi, George Coulouris
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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