36 Hours (1964)

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"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.

• Released: 1964-11-26
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 78 votes

Directed by George Seaton.

Top cast

• James Garner as Major Jefferson F. Pike
• Eva Marie Saint as Anna Hedler
• Rod Taylor as Major Walter Gerber
• Werner Peters as Otto Schack
• John Banner as Ernst
• Russell Thorson as Gen. Allison
• Alan Napier as Col. Peter MacLean
• Oscar Beregi Jr. as Lt. Col. Ostermann
• Ed Gilbert as Capt. Abbott
• Sig Ruman as German Guard

Full cast & crew

Where to watch 36 Hours

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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