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The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story
★ 6.8/10•1955•1h 34m•e Livre•War•Drama

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.

Guy Hamilton · Director

Ivan Foxwell · Writer

Guy Hamilton · Writer

William Douglas-Home · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 34m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 25, 1955
Budget$600,000

Actors

John Mills

John Mills

Pat Reid

Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Colonel Richmond

Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

Kommandant

Denis Shaw

Denis Shaw

Priem

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

Harry Tyler

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

'Mac' McGill

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Richard Gordon

Ian Carmichael

Ian Carmichael

Robin Cartwright

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

Jimmy Winslow

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Vandy

Eugene Deckers

Eugene Deckers

La Tour

Anton Diffring

Anton Diffring

Hauptmann Fischer

Guido Lorraine

Guido Lorraine

Polish officer

Witold Sikorski

Polish Officer

A. Blichewicz

Polish Officer

B. Dolinski

Polish Officer

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