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The Colditz Story

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1955 | 94 min | War, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved The Great Escape or Empire of the Sun, start here.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1955: an older pace and style.

The 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. This film, based on Pat Reid's epic novel, tells the story of how the British, French, Dutch and Polish prisoners of war who were incarcerated in Colditz set out to prove their captors wrong.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 28K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Guy Hamilton

  • John MillsPat Reid
  • Eric PortmanColonel Richmond
  • Frederick ValkKommandant
  • Denis ShawPriem
  • Lionel JeffriesHarry Tyler
  • Christopher Rhodes'Mac' McGill
  • Richard WattisRichard Gordon
  • Ian CarmichaelRobin Cartwright
  • Bryan ForbesJimmy Winslow
  • Theodore BikelVandy