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The Colditz Story

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.

Top Cast

  • John Mills

    John Mills

    Pat Reid

  • Eric Portman

    Eric Portman

    Colonel Richmond

  • Frederick Valk

    Frederick Valk

    Kommandant

  • Denis Shaw

    Denis Shaw

    Priem

  • Lionel Jeffries

    Lionel Jeffries

    Harry Tyler

  • Christopher Rhodes

    Christopher Rhodes

    'Mac' McGill

  • Richard Wattis

    Richard Wattis

    Richard Gordon

  • Ian Carmichael

    Ian Carmichael

    Robin Cartwright

  • Bryan Forbes

    Bryan Forbes

    Jimmy Winslow

Overview

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.

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