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Watch on the Rhine

1943 film by Hal Mohr, Herman Shumlin
Movie film Q920105
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Summary

Watch on the Rhine is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,004 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actor[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: Herman Shumlin[5], Hal Mohr[6]
  • Screenwriter: Dashiell Hammett[7], Lillian Hellman[8]
  • Composer: Max Steiner[9]
  • Genre: spy film[10], drama film[11]
  • Based on: Watch on the Rhine[12]
  • Cast member: Bette Davis[13], Paul Lukas[14], Geraldine Fitzgerald[15], Lucile Watson[16], Beulah Bondi[17], George Coulouris[18], Donald Woods[19], Henry Daniell[20], Anthony Caruso[21], Glen Cavender[22], Howard Hickman[23], Jean De Briac[24], Rudolph Anders[25], Frank H. Wilson[26]
  • Producer: Hal B. Wallis[27]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: Hal Mohr[29], Merritt B. Gerstad[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 6.8/10[33], 80%[34]
  • Color: black-and-white[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1943[37]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[38], Netflix[39]
  • Narrative location: Washington, D.C.[40]
  • Main subject: World War II[41]
  • Film editor: Rudi Fehr[42]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[43], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[44], Academy Award for Best Actor[45], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[46]
  • Title: Watch on the Rhine[47]
  • After a work by: Lillian Hellman[48]
  • Duration: 114 minutes[49]
  • Production designer: Carl Jules Weyl[50]

Why It Matters

Watch on the Rhine has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Watch on the Rhine receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

Related Entities

Bette Davis Beulah Bondi Dashiell Hammett film Geraldine Fitzgerald Hal B. Wallis Lillian Hellman Max Steiner Netflix Paul Lukas United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
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  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 55915
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  3. 15w ago · Theklan · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Presented in → 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Carl Jules Weyl
    Publication date → +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Dashiell Hammett, Lillian Hellman
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+114'}
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