# 36 Hours (1964)

> A captured American major must outthink a meticulously staged German deception designed to make him surrender the secrets of D-Day.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23602

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller, War
- Director: George Seaton
- Cast: James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Taylor, Werner Peters, John Banner, Russell Thorson, Alan Napier, Oscar Beregi Jr.
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057809/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, paranoid, serious, classic thriller night, war film marathon

## Movies like 36 Hours

- [The Colditz Story (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/10178)
- [North by Northwest (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/174)
- [The Bridge at Remagen (1969)](https://ember.film/movie/9538)
- [The Great Escape (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/3309)
- [Torn Curtain (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/3222)
- [The Eagle Has Landed (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/6355)
- [The MacKintosh Man (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/20486)
- [Battle of the Bulge (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/7839)
- [Eye of the Needle (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/5911)
- [The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/7887)

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