Watch on the Rhine

On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three children, having lived in Europe for years, visit Sara's wealthy mother near Washington, DC. Kurt secretly works for the anti-Nazi resistance. A visiting Romanian count, becoming aware of this, seeks to blackmail him.

Cast

Bette Davis

as Sara Müller

Paul Lukas

as Kurt Müller

Geraldine Fitzgerald

as Marthe de Brancovis

Lucile Watson

as Fanny Farrelly

Beulah Bondi

as Anise

George Coulouris

as Teck de Brancovis

Donald Woods

as David Farrelly

Henry Daniell

as Phili Von Ramme

Eric Roberts

as Bodo

Donald Buka

as Joshua

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