What is the story of Fred Zinnemann’s The Seventh Cross?

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Fred Zinnemann stands between Marlon Brando, left, in a suit, and Montgomery Clift, right, in a tank top, on the set of From Here to Eternity, with lockers in the background. — Fred Zinnemann (From left to right) Marlon Brando, Fred Zinnemann, and Montgomery Clift on the set of *From Here to Eternity* (1953).

The Seventh Cross (1944) is a taut thriller directed by Fred Zinnemann. The film follows the story of seven prisoners who escape from a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. It features Spencer Tracy as one of the escapees attempting to evade capture.1