Directed by:
Guy HamiltonScreenplay:
Ivan FoxwellCinematography:
Gordon DinesCast:
John Mills, Christopher Rhodes, Lionel Jeffries, Eric Portman, Bryan Forbes, Ian Carmichael, Theodore Bikel, Anton Diffring, Richard Wattis, Carl Duering (more)VOD (1)
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Colditz Castle, in the heart of Saxony, was the fortress to which the German High Command sent officers who had attempted to escape from conventional prison camps. They regarded it as impregnable although they threatened the death penalty for anyone attempting to break out. British officer Pat Reid leads an escape through one of the castle's subterranean tunnels. Only three of the prisoners survive the escape; the next step is to get out of Germany itself. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Guido Lorraine
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Great Manhunt (1950)
The Colditz Story (1955)
The Passionate Friends (1949)
Douglas Argent
UK
Best movies:
The Colditz Story (1955)
John G. Heller
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Love Among the Ruins (1975) (TV movie)
Rudolph Offenbach
German Empire
Best movies:
The Colditz Story (1955)
Operation Crossbow (1965)
Frederick Schiller
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Double Man (1967)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Jim O'Brady
UK
Best movies:
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Oscar Quitak
UK
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Brazil (1985)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
Terence Brook
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Wonderful to Be Young! (1961)
Arthur Mullard
UK
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
Moby Dick (1956)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Eric Lander
UK
Best movies:
The Colditz Story (1955)
George Holdcroft
Best movies:
The Shining (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Peter Myers
UK
Best movies:
The Colditz Story (1955)
The Magic Christian (1969)
Le Mur de l'Atlantique (1970)
Reggie de Beer
UK
Best movies:
A Stitch in Time (1963)
Dr. No (1962)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Ludwik Lawiński
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Colditz Story (1955)