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The Colditz Story

on BBC Two England

Second World War drama starring John Mills and Eric Portman. The heavily guarded Colditz castle in Germany is considered escape-proof by the Nazis. But the Allied prisoners of war refuse to admit defeat. Review page 55.
Director Guy Hamilton (1954, U) (BW) Postponed from Good Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
John Mills
Unknown:
Eric Portman.
Director:
Guy Hamilton
Pat Reid:
John Mills
Colonel Richmond:
Eric Portman
Mac:
Christopher Rhodes
Harry:
Lionel Jeffries
Jimmy:
Bryan Forbes
Robin:
Ian Carmichael
Richard:
Richard Wattis
Dick:
David Yates
Kommandant:
Frederick Valk
Priem:
Denis Shaw
Fischer:
Anton Diffring
Franz Josef:
Ludwig Lawinski

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