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 story of how the British, French, Dutch and Polish prisoners of war who were incarcerated in Colditz set out to prove their captors wrong.
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The Colditz Story - Trailer
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 ...
The Colditz Story (1955)
The Colditz Story (Guy Hamilton UK 1955) Trailer.
The Colditz Story -- Acrobatic Escape
Donation to: With a little help from his friend a French prisoner-of-war escapes ...
The Colditz Story - Drill Sequence
The drill sequence used as a cover for an escape attempt. Except for Eric Portman (for reasons of age) all the featured actors actually served in the army during ...
The Colditz Story Trailer
Allied prisoners of various nationalities pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from an "escape-proof" German POW camp housed in a Medieval castle.
The Colditz Story -- The Martyr
Donation to: A British prisoner-of-war fails to escape and he is shot dead by the German guards.
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