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36 Hours

Play trailer Poster for 36 Hours 1964,  1h 55m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 71% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 77% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
In occupied Germany in 1949, American military officer Jefferson Pike (James Garner) wakes up in a U.S. Army hospital with no memory of the previous five years. A kindly military psychiatrist (Rod Taylor) and his coolly detached nurse (Eva Marie Saint) draw out Pike's last clear memories, which are of General Eisenhower's final briefing for the Normandy invasion in June 1944. Soon, Pike realizes that his doctor and nurse are not who they claim to be, and that he is in great danger.

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Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap Nov 10, 2025
3/5
A great premise if not the best execution: a spy/POW thriller starring James Garner as a WWII intelligence officer kidnapped by Germans and made to think the war is over. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Apr 10, 2022
3.5/4
A crackerjack thriller adapted from a short story by the great Roald Dahl. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Oct 1, 2020
2/4
...entirely squanders as irresistible a setup as one could possibly envision. Go to Full Review
Bill Newcott Movies For The Rest Of Us Jul 29, 2020
4/5
The premise, based on a story by Willy Wonka creator Roald Dahl, is as outrageous as it is ingenious Go to Full Review
Merl Edelman Los Angeles Free Press Feb 5, 2020
Even when it becomes just another spy thriller, it's as well done as the best of the genre. Go to Full Review
Raquel Stecher Out of the Past Mar 3, 2019
I loved it's unusual story line and seeing a different take on WWII. The ending is predictable because it's based on real events but it's still so much fun to watch. Go to Full Review
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Anakin S Jun 24, 2017 Enjoyable. I wish the secret had bee kept longer.
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Cast & Crew

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George Seaton

Director

James Garner

Major Jefferson Pike

Eva Marie Saint

Anna Hedler

Rod Taylor

Major Walter Gerber

Werner Peters

Otto Schack

Alan Napier

Colonel Peter MacLean

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36 Hours

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Movie Info

Synopsis In occupied Germany in 1949, American military officer Jefferson Pike (James Garner) wakes up in a U.S. Army hospital with no memory of the previous five years. A kindly military psychiatrist (Rod Taylor) and his coolly detached nurse (Eva Marie Saint) draw out Pike's last clear memories, which are of General Eisenhower's final briefing for the Normandy invasion in June 1944. Soon, Pike realizes that his doctor and nurse are not who they claim to be, and that he is in great danger.
Director
George Seaton
Producer
William Perlberg
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 55m
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