His greatest role!
In Nazi Germany in 1936 seven men escape from a concentration camp. The camp commander puts up seven crosses and, as the Gestapo returns each escapee he is put to death on a cross. The seventh cross is still empty as George Heisler attempts an escape to freedom in Holland.
Director of Photography: Karl Freund
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Screenplay: Helen Deutsch
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
The Seventh Cross (Original Theatrical Trailer)