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Three British POW officers (Leo Genn, Anthony Steel, David Tomlinson) escape from a stalag by tunneling under an outdoor gym horse.
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- Jack Lee
- War
- Leo Genn
The Wooden Horse Reviews. 1950. 1 hr 41 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. True account of an attempted escape from a German camp in World War II. Leo Genn, David Tomlinson. John:...
The Wooden Horse is a 1950 British World War II war film directed by Jack Lee and starring Leo Genn, David Tomlinson and Anthony Steel. It is based on the book of the same name by Eric Williams, who also wrote the screenplay. The film depicts the true events of an escape attempt made by POWs in the German prison camp Stalag Luft III.
The Wooden Horse is a very clever movie about a very clever and successful escape plan worked out by British POW's during World War II. It is superbly acted with a wry sense of humor, especially the lines expressed by the acid-tongues Leo Genn.
The Wooden Horse: Directed by Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple. With Leo Genn, David Tomlinson, Anthony Steel, David Greene. True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany.
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- Drama, History, War
- Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple
- 1951-09-07
Review by williamfaeleith ★★★½. Another old favourite that was on TV today. A typical but superior British WWII escape from a German Prisoner of War camp film. This time cunningly using a wooden vaulting horse so they could start the tunnel closer to the camp boundary.
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Aug 28, 2013 · Made just four years after the war ended, The Wooden Horse was filmed in Germany but in a specially built camp, as all real ones then housed displaced persons. It was supposed to be portraying events of summer 1943, but the unit was afflicted by atrocious weather, causing delays and budget worries.
