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The Colditz Story

1955 • 1h34m War, Drama

Rating

6.8/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Guy Hamilton

Screenplay

Ivan Foxwell

Guy Hamilton

William Douglas-Home

Cast

John Mills

Eric Portman

Frederick Valk

Release date

1/25/1955

Status

Released

Budget

$600,000

Origin country

US

GB

Vote count

56