The Colditz Story (1955)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1955-01-25
Runtime: 94 minutes
Director: Guy Hamilton
Budget: $600,000 USD
Top Cast
- John Mills as Pat Reid
- Eric Portman as Colonel Richmond
- Frederick Valk as Kommandant
- Denis Shaw as Priem
- Lionel Jeffries as Harry Tyler
- Christopher Rhodes as 'Mac' McGill
- Richard Wattis as Richard Gordon
- Ian Carmichael as Robin Cartwright
- Bryan Forbes as Jimmy Winslow
- Theodore Bikel as Vandy
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