Anton Diffring, Arthur Butcher, Bryan Forbes
During World War II, the Germans send their most troublesome Allied prisoners to the ancient Colditz Castle in Saxony. A team of British servicemen, led by P.R. "Pat" Reid (John Mills), stages a darin...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 22, 2005
Stats: 39 reviews
One of a rash of WWII escape stories from the fifties, this is the classic tale of stiffer upper lips headed by the ever reliable John Mills. It lacks the drama of Bridge Over The River Kwai and the action of The Great Escape, but it has a simple honesty that is probably the prod...( read more)
i saw john mills in something else ages and ages ago. he was alright in that and alright in this too. it's not one of the best P.O.W. escape flicks i've seen. saw a better one recently with a german in an english camp. there were some funny moments such as when the french soldier...( read more)
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