NipkowDisc Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 My brother and I went to see that at the movies back then. My brother wanted to see it more than I did. Glad I went to see it though as Charles Durning is hilarious as a nazi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I haven't seen the remake, but I can't imagine anyone but Sig Ruman as "Concentration Camp Ehrhardt". (Question: Who played Nazis in more movies, Sig Ruman or Conrad Veidt?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimble Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 It isn't bad, and actually has a few classic jokes. (Question: Who played Nazis in more movies, Sig Ruman or Conrad Veidt?) Well, since Veidt died in '43 and Ruman was still doing it 10 years later in Stalag 17... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 (Question: Who played Nazis in more movies, Sig Ruman or Conrad Veidt?) Well, since Veidt died in '43 and Ruman was still doing it 10 years later in Stalag 17... Good point, and so I guess that "Concentration Camp Ehrhardt" wins the Hollywood Iron Cross. It's also interesting to note that while they both played Nazis, Ruman's Face of The Enemy was usually one of farcical ineptness, whereas Veidt's was usually the Nazi version of the villain who tied the girl onto the railroad tracks, cackling and twirling his mustache as he left her there to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I actually saw Brooks' remake before I ever saw Benny's original. Have to say I like them about equally. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NipkowDisc Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Didn't Sig Ruman play Doctor Kroagman (or however you spell it) in Confessions of a Nazi Spy? He kind of reminds me of Sgt. Schulz from Stalag 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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