The Colditz Story
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 18
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Edited by Peter MayhewShot by Gordon DinesScored by Francis Chagrin
Box Office
1955 · Box office
Produced on a $600K budget
Production budget
$600K
Also known as
- Im Schatten der Zitadellede
- El castillo de Colditzes
- Les Indomptables de Colditzfr
- La giungla degli implacabiliit
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Cast & Crew
18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Mills
as Pat Reid
Eric Portman
as Colonel Richmond
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as Pat Reid
Christopher Rhodes
as 'Mac' McGill
Lionel Jeffries
as Harry Tyler
Bryan Forbes
as Jimmy Winslow
Guido Lorraine
as Polish Officer
Witold Sikorski
as Polish Officer
A Blichewicz
as Polish Officer
B Dolinski
as Polish Officer
Anton Diffring
as Fischer
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
1Other crew
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