Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This sensational wartime espionage thriller was Billy Wilders second directional effort John J Bramble (Franchot Tone) the sole survivor of a British tank crew makes his way to a desolate town where he is given refuge by a hotel owner (Akim Tamiroff) & a French chambermaid (Anne Baxter) as they prepare to receive General Erwin Rommel (Erich Von Stroheim) & his German staff Posing as a hotel waiter Bramble attempts to infiltrate Rommels inner circle & report their battle plans to the Allies