United Kingdom / Jan 25, 1955 / U
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ian Carmichael | Robin Cartwright |
| Bryan Forbes | Jimmy Winslow |
| Theodore Bikel | Vandy |
| Eugene Deckers | La Tour |
| Anton Diffring | Hauptmann Fischer |
| Guido Lorraine | Polish officer |
| Witold Sikorski | Polish Officer |
| A. Blichewicz | Polish Officer |
| B. Dolinski | Polish Officer |
| Leo Bieber | German Interpreter |
| Rudolph Offenbach | Dutch Colonel |
| Keith Pyott | French Colonel |
| Arthur Butcher | Polish Colonel |
| David Yates | Dick |
| Carl Duering | |
| Ludwik Lawinski | |
| Peter Swanwick |
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Genres
WarDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Colditz Story |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Deutsch, Polski |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ivan Foxwell Productions, British Lion Films |
| Release date | 25 gennaio 1955 |
| Production | Ivan Foxwell |
| Writer | Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton, William Douglas-Home |
| Editing | Peter Mayhew |
| Cinematography | Gordon Dines, John Shinerock |
| Assistant directors | Ted Sturgis, Guy Hamilton |
| Camera operators | John Shinerock, Gordon Dines |
| Additional photography | John Shinerock, Gordon Dines |
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| Music | Francis Chagrin |
| Sound | Francis Chagrin |
| Budget | 600.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 25, 1955
Brazil / Jan 01, 1956 / e Livre
Portugal / Jan 02, 1956 / e Livre
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Austria / Mar 02, 1962
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