1953
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Plot. During World War II, the Germans transform Colditz Castle into a high security prisoner-of-war camp called Oflag IV-C. Its purpose is to restrain those Allied prisoners who have attempted to escape from other Oflags. Colditz houses first Polish, then British, Dutch and French prisoners.
With John Mills, Christopher Rhodes, Lionel Jeffries, Bryan Forbes. Allied prisoners - British, Dutch, French and Polish - pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from the "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle known as "Colditz".
The Colditz Story. Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "escape-proof" German POW camp housed in a Medieval castle. Starring: Eric Portman, Bryan Forbes, John Mills. Addeddate.
The Colditz Story is the tale of the British prisoners of war incarcerated in Oflag IV C, Colditz Castle, which was used to hold officers who had already attempted to escape from other camps by the Germans during the Second World War.
British officers (John Mills, Eric Portman) and other Allied prisoners try to escape from a supposedly escape-proof German castle.
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.
Jan 25, 2011 · Colditz Story, The -- (Movie Clip) Constant And Repeated Faliure Following two botched escapes, when the British tunnel ran into the Polish tunnel, senior P-O-W officer Richmond (Eric Portman) proposes a new approach, Reid (John Mills) his first volunteer, in The Colditz Story, 1955.
