On the shelf
The Colditz Story
1955Age guide: 10+
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- United StatesHoopla · FlixFling
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Checked 11 Nov 2026 · Data: JustWatch
See it on the shelfThe 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.…
★ 6.8/10 · 63 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
John MillsPat Reid
Eric PortmanColonel Richmond
Frederick ValkKommandant
Denis ShawPriem
Lionel JeffriesHarry Tyler
Christopher Rhodes'Mac' McGill
Richard WattisRichard Gordon
Ian CarmichaelRobin Cartwright
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
John Chard: 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.… Read full review
CinemaSerf: This film does rather play to the stereotypes a bit - the plucky Brits; disorganised French; stoic Dutch and generally enthusiastic Poles -… Read full review