36 Hours
“"Give Me Any American for 36 Hours And I'll Give You Back a Traitor"”
Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him.
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Cast
31 people
James Garner
Major Jefferson F. Pike
Known for
The Notebook
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Eva Marie Saint
Anna Hedler
Known for
North by Northwest
On the Waterfront
Rod Taylor
Major Walter Gerber
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Birds
Werner Peters
Otto Schack
Known for
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
John Banner
Ernst
Known for
Hogan's Heroes
The Wonderful Country
Russell Thorson
Gen. Allison
Known for
The Stalking Moon
I Want to Live!
Alan Napier
Col. Peter MacLean
Known for
Batman
The Sword in the Stone
Oscar Beregi Jr.
Lt. Col. Ostermann
Known for
Young Frankenstein
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Ed Gilbert
Capt. Abbott
Known for
The Transformers
TaleSpin
Sig Ruman
German Guard
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
Ninotchka
Celia Lovsky
Elsa
Known for
Soylent Green
While the City Sleeps
Karl Held
Cpl. Kenter
Known for
Falcon Crest
That Darn Cat!
George Seaton Director · Carl K. Hittleman Story Luis H. Vance Story
United States release December 15, 1964 · Produced in United States · Production Cherokee Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
Perlberg-Seaton Productions
Production
Cherokee Productions
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 26, 1964
Theatrical
United States · December 15, 1964
Limited theatrical · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States · June 5, 2007
Physical · DVD
United States
February 19, 1965 · Theatrical
April 11, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray, DVD
Brazil
January 1, 1966 · Theatrical
Japan
March 4, 1965 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 26, 1965 · Theatrical
Romania
August 5, 1974 · Theatrical
Spain
January 19, 1965 · Theatrical
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