The Seventh Cross

1944 • 1h 50m • Drama, War

100%Rotten Tomatoes

His greatest role!

In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to death on a cross. The seventh cross is still empty as George Heisler attempts an escape to freedom in Holland.

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Writers

Helen Deutsch

Status

Released