Stalag 17 served as inspiration for Hogan's Heroes and was a unique approach compared to other common prisoner-of-war films of its time.

Wilder's film also prompted a lawsuit a few years down the line, when the original playwrights sued the creators of Hogan's Heroes for infringement. Stalag 17 is set in a stalag, a prisoner-of-war ...

As we approach the 60th anniversary of the TV sitcom Hogan’s Heroes, it’s a good occasion to consider whether the viewers who found it unseemly to derive laughs from a Nazi prisoner of war ...