The Colditz Story

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keith w @Keith166 06/20/2022 This was all a bit too public school jolly japes with the mainly British POWs fooling the fat humourless stupid Germans i.e. racial stereotypes abounded. I think life would have been not as pleasant in a real German POW camp. What lifts this film out of the ordinary is the setting: a castle rather than wooden huts behind barber wire, and the acting of the British commanding officer, Eric Portman. I can't think of any role he played that he didn't play well and he's head and shoulders above these, including John Mills. See more 03/06/2017 another good wartime film about the infamous POW camp See more 02/19/2016 Damn fine POW film, by jove See more 12/31/2013 another though british WWII prison escape/POW pic like 'the great escape" or 'bridge on the river kwai" but still watchable See more 04/29/2013 British lips remain resolutely stiff in this John Mills starring WWII POW film from the 1950's, on the surface its business as usual with many an escape attempt, and as the opening would imply its 'apparently' all true. A pinch of salt is recommended but Hamiltons direction and solid performances from Jeffries and Forbes along with the ever reliable Mills this is great Sunday afternoon entertainment. See more 01/19/2013 A true account of the prisoners of war of a Germany's fortress The Colditz Castle. The average escape movie weakened by the lack of credible villain figures but with most of the tension that make these films generally entertaining. See more Read all reviews

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