Colditz castle was used by the Nazis to hold the "bad boys", (those who regularly tried to escape from other camps). At all times, the guards outnumbered the prisoners and, because some political prisoners were also held there, they were very strictly monitored. But if you put all those people in one place and they're all trying to escape, well, sh-t happens.... (Full plot summary below)
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Colditz castle was used by the Nazis to hold the "bad boys", (those who regularly tried to escape from other camps). At all times, the guards outnumbered the prisoners and, because some political prisoners were also held there, they were very strictly monitored. But if you put all those people in one place and they're all trying to escape, well, sh-t happens.
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| User ReviewKirsty PWhat a fucking fantastic movie!! All blokes will love this film...!!! |
| User ReviewRichard BA fine adaptation of Pat Reid's book - excellent acting, top-quality sets and just the right amount of humour to lighten a dark subject without belittling it. |
| User Reviewarjane xProbably the first War film I saw. Brilliant story |
| User ReviewJoe SGood show chaps they stick it Gerry again What. |
| User ReviewJimbo SI wanted to see this having seen a documentary which mentioned the real-life escape plans used by Allied boyz in Colditz. This film shows them whilst encompassed in an entertaining package. There is little that requires any depth of thought about this, but it does provoke thought... the moral and political choices of the commanders and the fact that everything had to be done in the 'British way'. Great. |
| User ReviewPrivate Ui saw john mills in something else ages and ages ago. he was alright in that and alright in this too. it's not one of the best P.O.W. escape flicks i've seen. saw a better one recently with a german in an english camp. there were some funny moments such as when the french soldier announced to the germans that he would rather work for 20 germans than 1 french man, and when asked what his occupation was he said undertaker. there were some well cheesy jokes in this which i found quite funny. how'd you make a venetian blind? poke him in the eyes. what's a greek urn?... an so forth. found the bit towards the end where they lowered the dummy down on the rope a good prank too. i didn't really get what happened with the four guys in the jerry uniforms though. did all of them escape? just one? the ending confused me a tad |
| User ReviewAdam LThis film gives a great insight to what happened at colditz. Its entertaining in its own right. |
| User ReviewSam BAnother great story of how the Allied prisoners who kept escaping, were sent to this special castle. It is an amazing and entertaining story. |
| User ReviewAnne FColditz est une forteresse allemande qui servit de prison durant les deux guerres mondiales. A la fin de la première guerre mondiale, aucune évasion n'avait été constaté et la forteresse avait aquis le statut d'être la prison la mieux gardée du pays. De ce fait, durant la deuxième guerre mondiale, les allemands décident d'y enfermer tous les récidivistes d'évasions d'Allemagne. Mais au lieu de résigner les prisonniers, le fait de réunir tous ces pros de l'évasion dans un même endroit, va au contraire les stimuler. A la fin de la guerre, la forteresse de Colditz atteint le record de plus de 300 tentatives d'évasions dont plus de 50 réussirent. Avec un sujet aussi riche, dont même une série fut inspirée et qui inspirera surement d'autres films d'évasion ("Stalag 17"), il est difficile de raté son film. Guy Hamilton, connut pour être le réalisateur de nombreux James Bond, signe donc un film plaisant plein d'humour (forcement anglais). Très connu en Angleterre, le film l'est beaucoup moins en France. |
| User ReviewxGary XOne of a rash of WWII escape stories from the fifties, this is the classic tale of stiffer upper lips headed by the ever reliable John Mills. It lacks the drama of Bridge Over The River Kwai and the action of The Great Escape, but it has a simple honesty that is probably the product of it's roots as an adaptation of true life memoirs. It's also is happy to give screen time to the French, Dutch and Polish prisoners (something Hollywood would've been well served to take note of) and is even not entirely unsympathetic towards the German captors. A solid escape story all round. |
