The Colditz Story

Feb 26 1955 Not Rated 1h 34m
Drama, History, War

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.

Plot

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, sh-t happens.

Written by

P.R. Reid, Guy Hamilton, Ivan Foxwell

Directed by

Guy Hamilton

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Ivan Foxwell Productions

Languages

Deutsch, Polski, English, Français

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
3,299
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA