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Budget. £136,000 [1] or $600,000 [2] The Colditz Story is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. [3] 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 ...
- Ivan Foxwell
- Francis Chagrin
- 25 January 1955
Based on a true story, the film follows the escapes of Allied prisoners from a German castle during WW2. Starring John Mills, Eric Portman and Christopher Rhodes, directed by Guy Hamilton.
- (2.9K)
- Drama, History, War
- Guy Hamilton
- 1955-02-26
British officers (John Mills, Eric Portman) and other Allied prisoners try to escape from a supposedly escape-proof German castle.
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- John Mills
- Guy Hamilton
- Ivan Foxwell Productions
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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. Under its wartime name, Oflag IV-C, it was the lockup of choice for captives the Nazis considered high risks for escape.
- Guy Hamilton
- John Mills
A film based on a true story of Allied prisoners of war who tried to escape from a German castle in WWII. Learn about the characters, the challenges, and the outcomes of their daring attempts.
The Colditz Story. P.R. Reid. 4.07. 1,319 ratings88 reviews. Colditz was the last stop for prisoners of war in the Second World War. It was to this impregnable fortress that the Germans sent all those prisoners who persisted in escaping from other camps, such as Stalag Luft III (of THE GREAT ESCAPE FAME).
