The Colditz Story Trailer

The Colditz Story Trailer (1955)

25 January 1955 Drama, War 94 mins

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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Cast

John Mills

as Pat Reid

Eric Portman

as Colonel Richmond

Frederick Valk

as Kommandant

Denis Shaw

as Priem

Lionel Jeffries

as Harry Tyler

Christopher Rhodes

as 'Mac' McGill

Richard Wattis

as Richard Gordon

Ian Carmichael

as Robin Cartwright

Bryan Forbes

as Jimmy Winslow

Eugene Deckers

as La Tour

Anton Diffring

as Hauptmann Fischer

Guido Lorraine

as Polish officer

Witold Sikorski

as Polish Officer

A. Blichewicz

as Polish Officer

B. Dolinski

as Polish Officer

Crew

Ted Sturgis

Ted Sturgis Second Assistant Director

John Shinerock

John Shinerock Clapper Loader

Gordon Dines

Gordon Dines Director of Photography

International Releases Dates

Austria 02 March 1962

Brazil 01 January 1956

United Kingdom 25 January 1955

Portugal 02 January 1956

United States 25 January 1955

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