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The Wooden Horse is a 1950 British World War II war film directed by Jack Lee and starring Leo Genn, David Tomlinson and Anthony Steel. It is based on the book of the same name by Eric Williams, who also wrote the screenplay. The film depicts the true events of an escape attempt made by POWs in the German prison camp Stalag Luft III.
- £266,545 (UK)
- Clifton Parker
- 16 October 1950
- Ian Dalrymple
Based on a true story, The Wooden Horse (1950) depicts how three British prisoners of war used a gym vaulting horse to flee from a German camp. The film features Leo Genn, David Tomlinson and Anthony Steel as the escapees, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award.
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- Drama, History, War
- Jack Lee, Ian Dalrymple
- 1951-09-07
Jan 25, 2011 · A British officer devises a plan to dig a tunnel from under a vaulting horse near the POW camp boundary. Watch the movie clip and read more about this classic war film on Turner Classic Movies.
- Jack Lee
- Peter Finch, Bryan Forbes
The Wooden Horse. Summaries. True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany. In a POW camp, the Nazis have placed the huts far from the boundary so that any escape tunnel would have to be a long one.
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The Wooden Horse. Three British POW officers (Leo Genn, Anthony Steel, David Tomlinson) escape from a stalag by tunneling under an outdoor gym horse.
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The Wooden Horse - Apple TV. Available on Prime Video, BFI Player Classics. The true story of three British POWs, and their ingenious plan to escape from Nazi Germany, with the help of their trusty vaulting horse. War & Military 1950 1 hr 41 min. Unrated. Starring Leo Genn, Anthony Steel, David Tomlinson. Director Jack Lee. Related. Cast & Crew.
