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The Colditz Story

DramaHistoryWarNot Rated

Duration

1h 34m

Release

25 Jan 1955

Country

United StatesUnited Kingdom

Language

English

Overview

The Germans believed that no man could escape from Colditz Castle, set as it was in the heart of the Reich, 400 miles from any neutral frontier. This film, based on Pat Reid's epic novel, tells the story of how the British, French, Dutch and Polish prisoners of war who were incarcerated in Colditz set out to prove their captors wrong.

Plot

Allied prisoners - British, Dutch, French and Polish - pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from the "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle known as "Colditz".

Cast

John MillsEric PortmanChristopher Rhodes

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10

Details

Director

Guy Hamilton

Writers

P.R. ReidGuy HamiltonIvan Foxwell

Budget

$600,000

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 nominations total
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