The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story is a 1955 prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton.

British, French, Dutch and Polish Prisoners of War POWs and some other nationalities, who have made escape attempts but been recaptured, are sent to Oflag IVC, a supposedly secure castle in Saxony, in the heart of Germany during the Second World War. At first the different nationalities try to initiate their own plans until the senior British officer steps in and suggests cooperation between the different contingents. At first, the coordination fails because one of the prisoners is supplying information to the German guards. After he is discovered, plans remain secret and there follows a number of escapes some successful, some not.The prisoners of Colditz are highspirited and eager to needle the Germans. The escape officer of the British contingent, Patrick Reid Mills, assists in the escape of other prisoners and finally carries out his own escape. The culmination of his escape, his successful crossing into Switzerland, is not depicted in the film however. ........

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