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The Colditz Story

1955-1h 34min
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6.7 / 10 52

Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle.

Directed by Bryan Forbes Guy Hamilton

Writers Guy Hamilton Ivan Foxwell William Douglas-Home

Stars John Mills Eric Portman Frederick Valk

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John Mills

Pat Reid
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Eric Portman

Colonel Richmond
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Frederick Valk

Kommandant
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Denis Shaw

Priem
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Lionel Jeffries

Harry Tyler
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Christopher Rhodes

'Mac' McGill
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Richard Wattis

Richard Gordon
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Ian Carmichael

Robin Cartwright
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Theodore Bikel

Vandy
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Eugene Deckers

La Tour
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Anton Diffring

Hauptmann Fischer
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Guido Lorraine

Polish officer

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