The Seventh Cross (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Fred Zinnemann |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman, Edwin H. Knopf (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Sports, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II |
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The Seventh Cross (1944) was a Drama - Sports Film directed by Fred Zinnemann and produced by Pandro S. Berman and Edwin H. Knopf.
Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hume Cronyn | Nominated |
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The Seventh Cross (1944)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 29, 2025 From 4 Star FilmsFred Zinnemann had one of his first Hollywood successes with the daring Seventh Cross. Since he was Austrian and lost family to the concentration camps, the personal nature of the material is unquestionable. He takes the novel by fellow Austrian emigre Anna Seghers and packs the story full with a we... Read full article
The Seventh Cross ( 1944 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 23, 2019 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversIn Germany, in the year 1936, seven prisoners escape from a concentration camp. One by one they are caught and their bodies are placed on crucifixes at the camp as a warning to others who may attempt escape. Only one man from these seven, George Heisler ( Spencer Tracy ), remains uncaptured and it i... Read full article
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By L? on Aug 31, 2019 From Critica RetroA S?tima Cruz (1944) / The Seventh Cross (1944) ESTA CR?TICA TEM SPOILERS THIS ARTICLE HAS SPOILERS A guerra mais violenta, degradante e mortal de todas come?ou em 1939, mas os horrores j? estavam acontecendo h? anos na terra de Hitler. Os nazistas chegaram ao poder na Alemanha em 1932... Read full article
Review: The Seventh Cross (1944)
By Brandy Dean on Mar 3, 2013 From Pretty Clever FilmsSeven prisoners escape from a concentration camp and struggle across Nazi Germany. Six are captured, tortured, and strung up on one of seven crosses in built in the camp. The seventh cross remains empty. That’s some powerful, if heavy-handed symbolism, especially for a film made in 1944. The S... Read full article
Fear and Suspicion | The Seventh Cross (1944)
By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jun 3, 2011 From Pretty Clever FilmsSeven prisoners escape from a concentration camp and struggle across Nazi Germany. Six are captured, tortured, and strung up on one of seven crosses in built in the camp. The seventh cross remains empty. That’s some powerful, if heavy-handed symbolism, especially for a film made in 1944. The S... Read full article
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Bruno Sauer: Did you see the little rat slipping around? He tried to drag me into something.
Frau Hedy Sauer: You've cut yourself. He was speaking of George Heisler, wasn't he?
Bruno Sauer: How do I know?
Frau Hedy Sauer: Who was he?
Bruno Sauer: I never saw the fellow before.
Frau Hedy Sauer: But he seemed to know what you had said to Heisler.
Bruno Sauer: He might very well have been the Gestapo.
Frau Hedy Sauer: He might very well have been sent by Heisler! You didn't even try to find out. You're a coward.
Bruno Sauer: How could I be sure?
Frau Hedy Sauer: You've been telling yourself for years that someday you would do something. You never really meant it. You've been fooling yourself, excusing your own weakness. Today you had your chance, and you didn't take it.
Bruno Sauer: Hedy!
Frau Hedy Sauer: You were afraid!
Bruno Sauer: Hedy, please, why do you torture me? What's wrong between us?
Frau Hedy Sauer: What do you think? When I left home to marry you, it was because everything there was repulsive to me. My father, my brothers, their way of living. I think sometimes of the plans you used to have. What's become of them? The things you used to say, the things you planned to do.
Bruno Sauer: I can't help it. I don't dare to risk anything. My home, my family, you. I'm very much in love with you, Hedy.
Frau Hedy Sauer: You've chosen the wrong way to keep me. I'd risk all this, all of it. It's no use to me now, because I've lost my respect for you. It's a shame. It shouldn't have happened.
Bruno Sauer: Come in. You want to see me? What can I do for you?
[Sauer is at the mirror, shaving with a straight razor]
Paul Roeder: I bring you the regards of a mutual friend. I wonder if you still remember him. He was with you once on a canoeing excursion.
[Sauer pauses and looks frightened, then continues shaving]
Bruno Sauer: I'm afraid I don't understand. Whose regards are you bringing me?
Paul Roeder: It was more than three years ago. You said to him that if there was ever something big he wanted done, he could count on you.
Bruno Sauer: I still don't understand at all. I think you must have the wrong address. You'll have to excuse me. I'm afraid your friend put you in touch with the wrong man. I happen to be in a great hurry just now. Hedy! Will you show this man the door, Hedy?
[He continues shaving, but he cuts himself]
Leo Hermann: Welcome home.
Bruno Sauer: Thank you for speaking of your plans in front of me. It's a good feeling.
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