Watch on the Rhine

Synopsis

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.

Director

Herman Shumlin

Written by

Dashiell Hammett

Music

Max Steiner

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Released

27 August 1943

Genres

Drama, Thriller