The Colditz Story

IMDb 6.8 1955 • 94 min • WarDrama

Director

Guy Hamilton

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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