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The Colditz Story (Blu-ray)

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Part of the Vintage Classics collection

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Colditz Castle was used by the Nazis to house the most high-risk prisoners – VIPS and those who had already made repeated escape attempts from other camps. The Germans foolishly believed that Colditz’ position on a rocky outcrop high above a river made it inescapable. Unfortunately this boast was merely seen as an extra challenge to its plucky inmates, and the castle in fact was subject to more frequent escape attempts – with some success – than almost anywhere else. The various attempts made by inmates included dressing as a Hitler Youth, hiding under the bread delivery van, dressing as a woman, hiding in a mattress, and of course the regulation tunnel digging efforts – including through snow on the canteen roof, or through a hole under the dentist’s chair. Escapes were made on an almost daily basis, with more than moderate sucess.

The Colditz Story is the ultimate POW escape adventure, based on Reid’s novel, and originally released in 1955 to great critical and commercial success. Featuring an all-star cast including John Mills (Ice Cold in Alex, Scott of the Antarctic), Lionel Jeffries (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Bryan Forbes (writer: I was Monty’s Double, The Angry Silence, Whistle down the Wind) and Eric Portman (The 49th Parallel) and directed Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger, The Man with the Golden Gun), The Colditz Story celebrates British ingenuity, perseverance and indomitable spirit at its finest.

 
Extras
  • Colditz Revealed: Brand new documentary featuring interviews with last surviving British POWs
  • Restoration comparison
  • English SDH
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SKU 5055201823403
Catalogue Number :OPTBD2534
Product contents 1 disc
Year 1955
Director Guy Hamilton
Format Blu-Ray
Publisher(s) StudioCanal
Countries United Kingdom
Subtitles English Hard of Hearing
Language(s) English
Running time 93 min
Blu-ray region B
Certificate U
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