The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story

Drama 1957 1 hr 37 min BFI Player Classics

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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.

Drama 1957 1 hr 37 min BFI Player Classics

NR

Starring John Mills, Eric Portman, Christopher Rhodes

Director Guy Hamilton

The Colditz Story

John Mills

Pat Reid
Eric Portman

Colonel Richmond
Christopher Rhodes

Mac McGill
Lionel Jeffries

Harry Tyler
Bryan Forbes

Jimmy Winslow

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The Colditz Story

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.

Average 6.8
Reviews 5
Fresh 4
Rotten 1

Information

Studio: Film Movement Classics
Released: 1957
Run Time: 1 hr 37 min
Rated: NR
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.