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The Colditz Story

Jan 25, 1955 · 1h 34m
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War
Drama

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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.

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CAST

John Mills
Pat Reid
Eric Portman
Colonel Richmond
Frederick Valk
Kommandant
Denis Shaw
Priem
Lionel Jeffries
Harry Tyler
Christopher Rhodes
'Mac' McGill
Richard Wattis
Richard Gordon
Ian Carmichael
Robin Cartwright
Directed by Guy Hamilton

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$600,000
Revenue
—
Production
Ivan Foxwell Productions, British Lion Films
Country
US, GB

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