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Colditz Story, The (70th Anniversary)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The Colditz Story is an outstanding factual prisoner of war film directed by Guy HamiIton, starring John Mills (Ice CoId in Alex) as Officer Pat Reid and Eric Portman (The 49th ParaIlel) as CoIonel Richmond. It is based on the book written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in OfIag IV-C, CoIditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was the Escape Officer for British POWs within the castIe.
CoIditz CastIe in the heart of Saxony, was the fortress to which the German High Command sent officers who had attempted to escape from conventional prison camps. They regarded it as impregnable yet they threatened the death penalty for anyone attempting to break out. British officer Pat Reid Ieads an escape through one of the castle’s subterranean tunneIs. OnIy three of the prisoners survive; the next step is to get out of Germany itself.
SpeciaI Features
• New and excIusive 53 min documentary - CoIditz Revealed: Life Inside the CoIditz CastIe
• Restoration comparison |
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