Nine Lives
★ 7 · 1957 · 96m · Action · War · Thriller · Drama · Adventure
The movie takes place during World War II and depicts the true story of Jan Baalsruds amazing escape from the German army from the coast of Northern Norway and across the border to the neutral country Sweden.
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