Colditz (Complete Collection) - 10-DVD Box Set ( Colditz (28 Episodes) )

Colditz (Complete Collection) - 10-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Colditz (28 Episodes)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
1403 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1972 - 1974 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Peter Cregeen
Viktors Ritelis

Written By:
David Ambrose
Marc Brandel

Actors:
David McCallum ..... Flt. Lt. Simon Carter (26 episodes, 1972-1974)
Richard Heffer ..... Capt. Tim Downing (25 episodes, 1972-1974)
Paul Chapman ..... Capt. George Brent (24 episodes, 1972-1974)
Jack Hedley ..... Lt. Col. John Preston (23 episodes, 1972-1974)
Bernard Hepton ..... Kommandant (23 episodes, 1972-1974)
Hans Meyer ..... Hauptmann Franz Ulmann (23 episodes, 1972-1974)
Christopher Neame ..... Lt. Dick Player (17 episodes, 1972-1974)
Robert Wagner ..... Flt. Lt. Phil Carrington / ... (14 episodes, 1972-1974)
Edward Hardwicke ..... Capt. Pat Grant (14 episodes, 1972-1973)
Anthony Valentine ..... Major Horst Mohn (11 episodes, 1974)

Synopsis:

This classic series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors. One memorable episode portrays the attempts of a prisoner, Wing Commander Marsh (Michael Bryant), to get out of Colditz by feigning insanity. He succeeds, but is pushed to the limits of his sanity in the process…

This grim and claustrophobic drama chronicles the lives of the prisoners in Colditz Castle from the arrival of the first British prisoners after Dunkirk until the liberation of the castle by the Americans in 1945. Colditz was a "special" camp, designed by the Nazis to hold high-risk and politically important prisoners. Many of the series' plots are based on real events.

A guide to the notorious prison camp used by Germany in World War II.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 19 February, 2016.