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
![John Mills](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390322_b915e3.png)
John Mills
UK
![Lionel Jeffries](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/590/161590436_afb3cd.jpg)
Lionel Jeffries
UK
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
The Nun's Story (1959)
The 13 Chairs (1969)
![Eric Portman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247421_c52cae.jpg)
Eric Portman
UK
Best movies:
Freud (1962)
The Bedford Incident (1965)
The Magic Box (1951)
![Bryan Forbes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494632_aeffd5.jpg)
Bryan Forbes
UK
Best movies:
Man with a Million (1954)
King Rat (1965)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
![Ian Carmichael](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309362_b8e6f8.jpg)
Ian Carmichael
UK
Best movies:
Wives and Daughters (1999) (series)
School for Scoundrels (1960)
The Colditz Story (1955)
![Theodore Bikel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272322_b76b85.jpg)
Theodore Bikel
Austria
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
The African Queen (1951)
![Anton Diffring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/607/160607399_2fab3c.jpg)
Anton Diffring
German Empire
Best movies:
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Great Manhunt (1950)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
![Richard Wattis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399151_418332.jpg)
Richard Wattis
UK
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Carl Duering
German Empire
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
![Frederick Valk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/858/160858331_3265a3.jpg)
Frederick Valk
German Empire
Best movies:
Stairway to Heaven (1946)
The Magic Box (1951)
The Colditz Story (1955)
![Guy Deghy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/388/161388194_c8e7d8.jpg)
Guy Deghy
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Becket (1964)
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
![Denis Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/391/161391710_1d257c.jpg)
Denis Shaw
UK
Best movies:
The Deadly Affair (1967)
The Colditz Story (1955)
The Weapon (1956)
Peter Swanwick
UK
Best movies:
The African Queen (1951)
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
The Colditz Story (1955)
Anthony Lang
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
The City of the Dead (1960)
The Colditz Story (1955)
![Keith Pyott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/460/161460652_20524b.jpg)
Keith Pyott
UK
Best movies:
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
The Colditz Story (1955)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Kenneth Midwood
UK
Best movies:
The Colditz Story (1955)
Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
![Eugene Deckers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/478/161478013_3732af.jpg)
Eugene Deckers
Belgium
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Big Restaurant (1966)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
Robert Brooks Turner
UK
Best movies:
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
Stolen Face (1952)
Curse of the Demon (1957)
Eric Corrie
UK
Best movies:
The Colditz Story (1955)
The Desert Fox (1951)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)