Released:
1955-01-25

Overview:
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.

Director:
Guy Hamilton

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
War, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  John Mills
  as
  Pat Reid
• 
  Eric Portman
  as
  Colonel Richmond
• 
  Frederick Valk
  as
  Kommandant
• 
  Denis Shaw
  as
  Priem
• 
  Lionel Jeffries
  as
  Harry Tyler