The Colditz Story

1955

Action / Drama / History / War

9
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 72% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 3503 3.5K

escape black and white military prisoners dramatic cheerful empathetic

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Plot summary

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 Photo
Guy Hamilton

Top cast

Carl Duering Photo
Carl Duering as German Officer
Richard Wattis Photo
Richard Wattis as Richard Gordon
Lionel Jeffries Photo
Lionel Jeffries as Harry Tyler
John G. Heller Photo
John G. Heller as German Guard
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
802.12 MB
1204*720
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 3
1.53 GB
1792*1072
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

This film does rather play to the stereotypes

This film does rather play to the stereotypes a bit - the plucky Brits; disorganised French; stoic Dutch and generally enthusiastic Poles - and as such should be treated more as a piece of fact-based entertainment rather than some sort of documentary-style analysis. It does still, however, demonstrate clearly what must have been the feelings of despair and frustration when the gates are heard to close and the prisoners' freedom lies tantalisingly but inaccessibly close. Eric Portman and Lionel Jeffries steal this for me (I always found John Mills just a touch too arrogant and superior). Once the castle is up to full strength and the inmates start to collaborate, this become an excellent showcase for what can be done when there is a will. There is plenty of humour too - the "croque mort" joke still makes me laugh even now.
Reviewed by John Chard 8 / 10

Escape from Colditz Castle. Guy Hamilton directs and

Escape from Colditz Castle. Guy Hamilton directs and co-adapts the screenplay with Ivan Foxwell from the P.R. Reid novel of the same name. A story based on actual facts, it stars John Mills, Lionel Jeffries, Bryan Forbes, Anton Diffring, Richard Wattis, Ian Carmichael and Eric Portman. Music is by Francis Chagrin and cinematography by Gordon Dines. The story essentially follows the repeated escape attempts by allied prisoners held at Colditz Castle. It shows the hard luck stories, the bonds that are formed between the men, the regime and day to day life they lived by, and of course it builds to the historical finale. It's structured with great balance by the makers, who manage to wring out a number of tense sequences whilst also ensuring that humour shines brightly. It gives the pic the requisite feel of stiff upper lippery, imbuing the characters with justifiable heroism in the face of being a POW, which all told plays as inspirational stuff. Acted with aplomb by a notable cast, this delightful pic harks back to a a grand time of British film making, while simultaneously doffing its cap towards the real life allied soldiers who wound up in war prison establishments. 8/10
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