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The Colditz Story

Allied prisoners - British, Dutch, French and Polish - pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from the "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle known as "Colditz".

Director

Guy Hamilton

Year

Genre

drama, history, war

Box Office

N/A

Production

Ivan Foxwell Productions

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 nominations total

Pat Reid

Colonel Richmond

Kommandant

Priem

Captain Harry Tyler

Lionel Jeffries

'Mac' McGill

Christopher Rhodes

Richard Gordon

Robin Cartwright

Jimmy Winslow

Vandy

La Tour

Fischer

Polish Officer

Polish Officer

Witold Sikorski

Polish Officer

Polish Officer

German Interpreter

Dutch Colonel

Rudolph Offenbach

French Colonel

Polish Colonel

Dick

British Officer

British Officer

British Officer

British Officer

British Officer

British Officer

Anthony Faramus

British Officer

British Officer

Kenneth Midwood

British Officer

French Interpreter

Claude Le Saché

Polish Interpreter

Zygmunt Rewkowski

German Officer

Franz Josef

Ludwik Lawinski

Lutyens

German Guard

French Orderly

French Orderly

German Soldier

Frederick Schiller

German Soldier

Prisoner of War

Dutch Prisoner of War

German Guard

British POW

Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War

British Prisoner of War

George Crawford

German Officer

Prisoner of War

German Guard

British Prisoner of War

Victor Harrington

Prisoner of War

George Holdcroft

German Guard

Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War

Gordon Humphries

German Guard

Waiter

British Pow

Prisoner of War

Jack Mandeville

British Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War

German Guard

Prisoner of War

British Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War

British Prisoner of War

German Guard

Prisoner of War

British Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War

Woodcutter

Robert Brooks Turner

German Guard

Prisoner of War

Prisoner of War

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Colonel Richmond Fischer Harry Tyler Pat Reid Kommandant 'mac' Mcgill Priem La Tour German Officer

Ladies and gentlemen, the Vermilion
Belle takes pleasure in presenting... - The Colditz Story

Ladies and gentlemen, the Vermilion Belle takes pleasure in ...

That is as far as you go, Chipman. - The Colditz Story

That is as far as you go, Chipman.

All right, Ole. That's enough. - The Colditz Story

All right, Ole. That's enough.

Your hats and your boots,
take 'em off. - The Colditz Story

Your hats and your boots, take 'em off.

Good evening, Jingles. Howdy, Mr
Brunner. How's that hunk of mange? - The Colditz Story

Good evening, Jingles. Howdy, Mr Brunner. How's that hu...

Let me emphasize it once more - The Colditz Story

Let me emphasize it once more

We were picked up on the Swiss frontier - The Colditz Story

We were picked up on the Swiss frontier

Tim... things will seem better
in daylight. - The Colditz Story

Tim... things will seem better in daylight.

You feel dandy, Chipman? - The Colditz Story

You feel dandy, Chipman?

All right, Ole, come on! - The Colditz Story

All right, Ole, come on!

What do you want, monsieur? - The Colditz Story

What do you want, monsieur?

Bonjour, Monsieur Tilton. Is
Tim Chipman here? He's inside. - The Colditz Story

Bonjour, Monsieur Tilton. Is Tim Chipman here? He's ins...

Chipman, where can we talk?
Right here on the porch. - The Colditz Story

Chipman, where can we talk? Right here on the porch.

I'll drive Miss Lynne home. Reckon
you can handle them, Mr Brunner? - The Colditz Story

I'll drive Miss Lynne home. Reckon you can handle them,...

Come in - The Colditz Story

Who do you figure tipped him that the restriction
on Chilco had expired? His dad's lawyers. - The Colditz Story

Who do you figure tipped him that the restriction on Chilco ...

I'll leave here right after dark. - The Colditz Story

I'll leave here right after dark.

We'll take her to the roundhouse
as soon as I get back. - The Colditz Story

We'll take her to the roundhouse as soon as I get back.

Just as you figured, Miss Lynne. He's fixing to
steal the train tonight. Brunner'll hear him. - The Colditz Story

Just as you figured, Miss Lynne. He's fixing to steal t...

Hello, everybody! - The Colditz Story

Hello, everybody!

Charlie! You're going to be late for supper.
You're not going to the roundhouse. - The Colditz Story

Charlie! You're going to be late for supper. You'r...

Mr Brunner, an engine
is highballing for Chipman. - The Colditz Story

Mr Brunner, an engine is highballing for Chipman.

What am I supposed to do
at the barricade? Blow your whistle. - The Colditz Story

What am I supposed to do at the barricade? Blow your whistle...

There's two of Brunner's men. - The Colditz Story

There's two of Brunner's men.

No, we're going through. You take her through
alone. I'm unloading. I'm with you, Charlie. - The Colditz Story

No, we're going through. You take her through alone. I&...

It worked. Don't count your sticks
till they're lumber on the woodpile. - The Colditz Story

It worked. Don't count your sticks till they're lu...

They come! How many? Eight. They'll
be no trouble, monsieur! Come on! - The Colditz Story

They come! How many? Eight. They'll be no trouble, mons...

That's got him, eh? - The Colditz Story

That's got him, eh?

TIMBER! - The Colditz Story

Take it easy, Swifty. Take it easy. - The Colditz Story

Take it easy, Swifty. Take it easy.

Greetings, my love. Dad, come with me. I need this
badly, Lynne. We'll have one together at dinner. - The Colditz Story

Greetings, my love. Dad, come with me. I need this badly, Ly...

He says he'd rather work for 20 Germans than one Frenchman - The Colditz Story

He says he'd rather work for 20 Germans than one...

Get in! - The Colditz Story

Have you seen my father?
I saw him at noontime, senorina. - The Colditz Story

Have you seen my father? I saw him at noontime, senorina.

Punky, have you seen my father? - The Colditz Story

Punky, have you seen my father?

And that blasted Frenchman making Colditz look as lethal - The Colditz Story

And that blasted Frenchman making Colditz look as lethal

All right, get your stuff and get out! If I
ever see you around here, I'll kill you! - The Colditz Story

All right, get your stuff and get out! If I ever see you aro...

They met up with Swifty. Where? - The Colditz Story

They met up with Swifty. Where?

That's right Jamaica - The Colditz Story

That's right Jamaica

Who was it said our ancestors were apes - The Colditz Story

Who was it said our ancestors were apes

Headache. Who? Eight or ten. Somebody started
a rumour you ain't gonna make pay day. - The Colditz Story

Headache. Who? Eight or ten. Somebody started a rumour you a...

I got money to pay
every woodhead in this camp. - The Colditz Story

I got money to pay every woodhead in this camp.

How's it look up the creek? Water'll be at the
top of the dam in a few days. That's great. - The Colditz Story

How's it look up the creek? Water'll be at the top...

Oh, Mr Jingles, sing it for us. - The Colditz Story

Oh, Mr Jingles, sing it for us.

WOMEN: Aw! Just a minute.
I'm not finished. - The Colditz Story

WOMEN: Aw! Just a minute. I'm not finished.

Glad you could get here, Poole.
Go into the Belle and have a drink. - The Colditz Story

Glad you could get here, Poole. Go into the Belle and have a...

We had a talk - The Colditz Story

I heard a shot... Keep an eye on the
Tilton place. Let me know when she leaves. - The Colditz Story

I heard a shot... Keep an eye on the Tilton place. Let me kn...

Get Jingles on the phone.
Tell him to bring the carriage. - The Colditz Story

Get Jingles on the phone. Tell him to bring the carriage.

Miss Lynne just drove out.
She's headed upcountry. - The Colditz Story

Miss Lynne just drove out. She's headed upcountry.

Miss Lynne drove through. You drive. We're
heading for Chipman. I'll show you. - The Colditz Story

Miss Lynne drove through. You drive. We're heading for ...

See him yet? No, not yet. - The Colditz Story

See him yet? No, not yet.

Pauquette,
is Tim Chipman at Chilco? - The Colditz Story

Pauquette, is Tim Chipman at Chilco?

Whoa, boy! Whoa! - The Colditz Story

Whoa, boy! Whoa!

Is that six-shooter loaded? No,
it's empty. Take this. Wait here. - The Colditz Story

Is that six-shooter loaded? No, it's empty. Take this. ...

What you hear, Riika? - The Colditz Story

What you hear, Riika?

She got to Chipman. He's in the woods with a rifle.
Poole, come with me. Pauquette, cut in behind him. - The Colditz Story

She got to Chipman. He's in the woods with a rifle. Poo...

Brunner's dead. - The Colditz Story

Brunner's dead.

Ole, who killed Tim's papa? - The Colditz Story

Ole, who killed Tim's papa?

I warn you I will give the order to open fire - The Colditz Story

I warn you I will give the order to open fire

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Allied prisoners - British, Dutch, French and Polish - pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from the "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle known as "Colditz".

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Director: Guy Hamilton

Writer: P.R. Reid, Guy Hamilton, Ivan Foxwell

Production: Ivan Foxwell Productions

Genre: drama, history, war

Year: 1955

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 26 Feb 1955

Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 nominations total

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