The Colditz Story (1955)
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During World War II, the impenetrable Colditz castle in Germany was selected as the site for a POW camp. The Germans reason that, since Colditz has been virtually impossible to get into or out of for centuries, it is ideal for housing the most contentious allied prisoners. British officer John Mills doesn't agree, and leads an escape through a subterranean tunnel. Only three of the prisoners (Mills included) survive the escape; the next step is to get out of Germany itself. Colditz Story is based on the reminiscences of P. R. "Pat" Reid, the real-life English officer portrayed in this film by John Mills. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Mills, Eric Portman, (more)
- Director(s):
- Guy Hamilton
Synopsis of The Colditz Story
During World War II, the impenetrable Colditz castle in Germany was selected as the site for a POW camp. The Germans reason that, since Colditz has been virtually impossible to get into or out of for centuries, it is ideal for housing the most contentious allied prisoners. British officer John Mills doesn't agree, and leads an escape through a subterranean tunnel. Only three of the prisoners (Mills included) survive the escape; the next step is to get out of Germany itself. Colditz Story is based on the reminiscences of P. R. "Pat" Reid, the real-life English officer portrayed in this film by John Mills. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Colditz Story
- John Mills - Pat Reid
- Christopher Rhodes - "Mac" McGill
- Bryan Forbes - Jimmy Winslow
- Richard Wattis - Richard Gordon
- Frederick [Fritz] Valk - Kommandant
- Anton Diffring - Fischer
- Carl Duering - German Officer
- Eugene Deckers - La Tour
- Theodore Bikel - Vandy
- Leo Bieber - German interpreter
- Kenneth Midwood - British officer
- Frederick Schiller - German soldier
- Guido Lorraine - Polish officer
- John Heller - German guard
- Guy Deghy - German soldier
- Eric Portman - Col. Richmond
- Lionel Jeffries - Harry Tyler
- Ian Carmichael - Robin Cartwright
- David Yates - Dick
- Dennis Shaw - Priem
- Ludwig Lawinski - Franz Josef
- Keith Pyott - French colonel
- Rudolf Offenbach - Dutch Colonel
- Arthur Butcher - Polish colonel
- Douglas Argent - British officer
- Peter Myers - British officer
- Peter Swanwick - Lutyens
- Claude LeSache - French interpreter
- Eric Corrie - British officer
- Director(s):
- Guy Hamilton
- Writer(s):
- Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton
- Producer(s):
- Ivan Foxwell
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