Aired Friday 6 December, 12:35pm - 2:35pmon Film4

The Colditz Story (1957)

Drama / War

The story of the legendary breakout by World War II Allied POWs from Colditz Castle, the Germans' supposedly escape-proof fortress in Saxony. Undaunted by the threat of execution, the inmates try every conceivable means of escape - until someone hits upon the audacious idea of walking out dressed as enemy officers.

Country
United Kingdom
Cast and crew
  • Guy HamiltonDirector
  • John MillsPat Reid
  • Eric PortmanColonel Richmond
  • Christopher Rhodes'Mac' McGill
  • Lionel JeffriesHarry Tyler
  • Bryan ForbesJimmy Winslow
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