A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic training film.A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic training film.A downed American bomber crew quickly falls prey to the clever interrogation techniques of the Germans in this dramatic training film.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Louis Adlon
- Maj. Franz Kohmer
- (uncredited)
Rand Brooks
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
Frederic Brunn
- German Yard Guard
- (uncredited)
George Dolenz
- Capt. Volbricht
- (uncredited)
Carl Esmond
- Maj. von Behn - Nazi Commandant
- (uncredited)
Steven Geray
- Dr. Victor Münz - Camp Doctor
- (uncredited)
Liesl Handl
- Nazi Nurse
- (uncredited)
Arthur Kennedy
- Sgt. Alfred Mason
- (uncredited)
Lloyd Nolan
- USAF Debriefing Officer
- (uncredited)
- …
George O'Hanlon
- American Pilot at Headquarters
- (uncredited)
Otto Reichow
- German Prison Guard
- (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
- German Sgt. Renser
- (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
- German Guard
- (uncredited)
James Seay
- Capt. James N. Spencer
- (uncredited)
Craig Stevens
- B-26 Pilot
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Bernard Vorhaus(uncredited)
- Writer
- Harold Medford(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe AMC documentary "Hollywood Commandos" reveals the contribution made by this Oscar nominated docudrama. Repatriated Air Force POWs later reported that "Resisting Enemy Interrogation" had accurately depicted German interrogation trickery. The American air crew members were well prepared for Nazi techniques.
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Major von Behn - Nazi Commandant: Just as there is no such thing as an innocent question, there is no such thing as a valueless statement.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The First Motion Picture Unit: When Hollywood Went to War (2014)
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Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
WW2 drama got an Oscar nomination as Best Feature Documentary. The film tells the story of a group of American soldiers who are taken prisoner by German's and must keep their mouths shut so that they won't tip off the enemy. The German's, however, have their own form of interrogation to try and break through and learn of a future attack. This film was made to teach soldiers the type of tricks they might come across if taken hostage and on that level the film works just fine the real bonus here is the fact that the movie is told through the eyes and minds of the German's. I've seen a lot of these WW2 documentaries and for the most part they always look at things from the American point of view so it was great seeing it from the other way. I'm not sure how true the film is because all of the German officials promise not to torture the soldiers and they don't but it seems like they would have crossed the line if they really needed information on an upcoming attack. The performances are also very good with Arthur Kennedy leading the way as the main American soldier. I'm really not sure how this film got into the documentary department as it really plays out like a feature film, running 66=minutes and the only documentary type film-making is some opening and closing narration, which is aimed at American soldiers. As with a lot of these WW2 shorts, the film is pretty graphic at times, which the production code at the time seemed to overlook in this type of a film.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
WW2 drama got an Oscar nomination as Best Feature Documentary. The film tells the story of a group of American soldiers who are taken prisoner by German's and must keep their mouths shut so that they won't tip off the enemy. The German's, however, have their own form of interrogation to try and break through and learn of a future attack. This film was made to teach soldiers the type of tricks they might come across if taken hostage and on that level the film works just fine the real bonus here is the fact that the movie is told through the eyes and minds of the German's. I've seen a lot of these WW2 documentaries and for the most part they always look at things from the American point of view so it was great seeing it from the other way. I'm not sure how true the film is because all of the German officials promise not to torture the soldiers and they don't but it seems like they would have crossed the line if they really needed information on an upcoming attack. The performances are also very good with Arthur Kennedy leading the way as the main American soldier. I'm really not sure how this film got into the documentary department as it really plays out like a feature film, running 66=minutes and the only documentary type film-making is some opening and closing narration, which is aimed at American soldiers. As with a lot of these WW2 shorts, the film is pretty graphic at times, which the production code at the time seemed to overlook in this type of a film.
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- Jun 16, 2008
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By what name was Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944) officially released in Canada in English?
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