The Colditz Story (1955)

The Colditz Story (1955) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Guy Hamilton

Written By:
William Douglas-Home
Ivan Foxwell

Actors:
John Mills ..... Pat Reid
Eric Portman ..... Colonel Richmond
Christopher Rhodes ..... 'Mac' McGill
Lionel Jeffries ..... Harry Tyler
Bryan Forbes ..... Jimmy Winslow
Ian Carmichael ..... Robin Cartwright
Richard Wattis ..... Richard Gordon
Frederick Valk ..... Kommandant
Eugene Deckers ..... La Tour
Guido Lorraine ..... Polish officer
Witold Sikorski ..... Polish officer
A. Blichewicz ..... Polish officer
B. Dolinski ..... Polish officer
Ludwik Lawinski ..... Franz Josef
Rudolph Offenbach ..... Dutch colonel

Synopsis:

The Colditz Story is an outstanding factual prisoner of war film directed by Guy Hamilton, starring John Mills (Ice Cold in Alex) as Officer Pat Reid and Eric Portman (The 49th Parallel) as Colonel Richmond. It is based on the book written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was the Escape Officer for British POWs within the castle. Colditz Castle in the heart of Saxony, was the fortress to which the German High Command sent officers who had attempted to escape from conventional prison camps. They regarded it as impregnable yet they threatened the death penalty for anyone attempting to break out. British officer Pat Reid leads an escape through one of the castle's subterranean tunnels. Only three of the prisoners survive; the next step is to get out of Germany itself.

During World War II, the impenetrable Colditz castle in Germany was selected as the site for a POW camp. The Germans reason that, since Colditz has been virtually impossible to get into or out of for centuries, it is ideal for housing the most contentious allied prisoners. British officer John Mills doesn't agree, and leads an escape through a subterranean tunnel. Only three of the prisoners (Mills included) survive the escape; the next step is to get out of Germany itself. Colditz Story is based on the reminiscences of P. R. 'Pat' Reid, the real-life English officer portrayed in this film by John Mills.

Colditz castle was used by the Nazis to hold the "bad boys", (those who regularly tried to escape from other camps). At all times the guards outnumbered the prisoners and, because some political prisoners were also held there they were *very* strictly monitored. But if you put all those people in one place and they're all trying to escape, well ...

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