Editing Stalag 17 (section)

===Filming and release===
The film was shot in chronological order, an unusual practice because that method is usually much more expensive and time-consuming. In a [[featurette]] released later, members of the cast said that they themselves did not know the identity of the informant until the last three days of shooting.

Peter Graves recalled that the film was held back from release for over a year because Paramount Pictures did not believe that anyone would be interested in seeing a film about prisoners of war. The 1953 release of American POWs from the [[Korean War]] led Paramount to release it on an [[exploitation film|exploitation]] angle.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Weaver |first=Tom |title=Earth Vs. the Sci-fi Filmmakers: 20 Interviews |publisher=McFarland & Company |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-786-42210-4 |page=146 |chapter=Peter Graves Interview}}</ref>