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Stalag 17 has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Stalag 17 (1953)
By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 22 Mar 1956
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Review of Stalag 17 (1953)
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Review of Stalag 17 (1953)
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Stalag 17 was released in 1953 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 427 reviews, giving Stalag 17 (1953) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 89%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 85%.
With a score of 82%, Stalag 17 is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1953, which stands at 60%.
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