The Colditz Story (1955)
1955 · 1h 34m · War, Drama
Genres: War, Drama
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…
Director: Guy Hamilton
Writers: Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton, William Douglas-Home
Music by: Francis Chagrin
Cinematography: Gordon Dines
Editor: Peter Mayhew
Rated 6.8/10 by 62 viewers
Cast
John Mills as Pat ReidEric Portman as Colonel RichmondFrederick Valk as KommandantDenis Shaw as PriemLionel Jeffries as Harry TylerChristopher Rhodes as 'Mac' McGillRichard Wattis as Richard GordonIan Carmichael as Robin CartwrightBryan Forbes as Jimmy WinslowTheodore Bikel as VandyEugene Deckers as La TourAnton Diffring as Hauptmann FischerMore like this
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