A drama based on a true story when the Stirn family lived next to a Nazi POW camp in Wisconsin during W.W.II.A drama based on a true story when the Stirn family lived next to a Nazi POW camp in Wisconsin during W.W.II.A drama based on a true story when the Stirn family lived next to a Nazi POW camp in Wisconsin during W.W.II.
- Awards
- 11 wins & 3 nominations
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- TriviaThe movie theater in Sparta, WI. is actually the Historic Hollywood theater in La Crosse, WI.
- GoofsPW's were not allowed to wear their uniforms except at funerals. The SS officer would not have been wearing his SS uniform and certainly not a Swastika since political emblems were not allowed.
- Quotes
Lester Stirn: [Asking his older sister after buying some candy from Delilah] Why does her skin stick up?
Gertie Stirn: It's her bosom.
- ConnectionsFeatures Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
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Hugely Disappointing
I was born in June, 1944 (when this film is set), about 25 miles from Fort McCoy.
As I grew up I knew a number of people who had worked, as civilians, at Fort McCoy. I was very interested in seeing how the film would present the place and time, etc.
Unfortunately, the screenplay is amateurish ,at best, the acting is wooden and the sets, such as they are, could be anywhere in a woods with a small river and a couple of buildings.
This may well be a true story but it is told in a way that made me simply want to turn it off after about 20 minutes. I stayed with it, though...hoping for The Best. I didn't get it.
There were lots of American soldiers at Fort McCoy at this time but you'd swear there were only 5-6 as you watch the film. Plus 5-6 Japanese PWS and maybe 10 German PWs (who, apparently, were allowed to wander around the place at all times of the day and night with no supervision).
I'm sure the film was made on a small, small budget but that's no excuse.
Seriously, I'm sorry I wasted my time on this little flick.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Форт МакКой
- Filming locations
- La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA(Hollywood Theater)
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $78,948
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,070
- Aug 17, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $78,948
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
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