The Colditz Story (1955)

Directed by

Guy Hamilton

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

e Livre

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 61 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

British prisoners of war are held in a German castle during World War Two. An officer organizes escape attempts against strict confinement and constant surveillance.

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What happens

The Colditz Story is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. It is based on the 1952 memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was the Escape Officer for British POWs within the castle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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