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A 1955 British film based on the memoir of Pat Reid, a British army officer who escaped from Colditz Castle during World War II. The film depicts the challenges and strategies of the Allied prisoners who tried to break out of the high security camp.
The Colditz Story: Directed by Guy Hamilton. With John Mills, Christopher Rhodes, Lionel Jeffries, Bryan Forbes. 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".
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- Drama, History, War
- Guy Hamilton
- 1955-02-26
A film adaptation of the novel by P.R. Reid, based on the true story of British prisoners of war in a German castle. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on this classic war movie.
The Colditz Story. P.R. Reid. 4.07. 1,334 ratings90 reviews. Colditz was the last stop for prisoners of war in the Second World War. It was to this impregnable fortress that the Germans sent all those prisoners who persisted in escaping from other camps, such as Stalag Luft III (of THE GREAT ESCAPE FAME). Once within the walls of Colditz, the ...
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A film based on a true story of Allied prisoners of war who tried to escape from a German castle during WWII. Learn about the characters, the challenges, and the outcomes of their daring attempts.
Jan 25, 2011 · The Colditz Story (1955), a snappy British production directed by Guy Hamilton, takes its title from Colditz Castle, an imposing German edifice used during World War II as a prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers. Under its wartime name, Oflag IV-C, it was the lockup of choice for captives the Nazis considered high risks for escape.
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The Colditz Story. 1955 1h 37m War Drama CTA List. 80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 72% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings. British officers and other allied prisoners try to escape from a supposedly escape-proof ...
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