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It is based on the 1952 memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was the Escape Officer for British POWs within the castle.
With John Mills, Christopher Rhodes, Lionel Jeffries, Bryan Forbes. Allied prisoners - British, Dutch, French and Polish - pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from the "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle known as "Colditz".
The Colditz Story. Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "escape-proof" German POW camp housed in a Medieval castle. Starring: Eric Portman, Bryan Forbes, John Mills. Addeddate.
The Colditz Story (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
British officers (John Mills, Eric Portman) and other Allied prisoners try to escape from a supposedly escape-proof German castle.
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Jan 25, 2011 · The Colditz Story (1955), a snappy British production directed by Guy Hamilton, takes its title from Colditz Castle, an imposing German edifice used during World War II as a prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers.
The Colditz Story is the tale of the British prisoners of war incarcerated in Oflag IV C, Colditz Castle, which was used to hold officers who had already attempted to escape from other camps by the Germans during the Second World War.
