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The Colditz Story

Guy Hamilton

1955 • 1h 34m

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 st...

The Colditz Story

Cast

John Mills

John MillsPat Reid

Eric Portman

Eric PortmanColonel Richmond

Frederick Valk

Frederick ValkKommandant

Denis Shaw

Denis ShawPriem

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel JeffriesHarry Tyler

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes'Mac' McGill

Richard Wattis

Richard WattisRichard Gordon

Ian Carmichael

Ian CarmichaelRobin Cartwright

Bryan Forbes

Bryan ForbesJimmy Winslow

Theodore Bikel

Theodore BikelVandy

Eugene Deckers

Eugene DeckersLa Tour

Anton Diffring

Anton DiffringHauptmann Fischer

Guido Lorraine

Guido LorrainePolish officer

Witold SikorskiPolish Officer

A. BlichewiczPolish Officer

Crew

Guy Hamilton

Guy HamiltonDirector

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