Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine

On her lonesome lips a smile.

1943 · 114 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, Thriller

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.

Directed by Herman Shumlin · Written by Dashiell Hammett

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