For six years following the end of World War II, a deluded and neurotic German clerk, Hans Frick, has held two British fliers as prisoners in his cellar.
[1] The cast included James Mason as Hans Frick, Richard Basehart as Martin Lambert, Trevor Howard as Robert Wilson, Kim Hunter as Maria, and Helmut Dantine as Colonel.
Kay Gardella in the New York Daily News called it a "well-acted, taut live TV drama.
[3] Critic Ogden Dwight called it "a remarkable television exploit" and the most distinguished installment of Playhouse 90 of the season.
"[4] Fred Remington in The Pittsburgh Press praised the performances of Mason, Basehart, and Howard, and called the production "a strange excursion into madness.