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The Colditz Story (1955)

Drama | 94 minutes
3,18 58 votes

Genre: Drama / War

Duration: 94 minuten

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Guy Hamilton

Stars: John Mills, Eric Portman and Christopher Rhodes

IMDb score: 6,9 (3.406)

Releasedate: 25 January 1955

The Colditz Story plot

The massive German castle Colditz was used by the Germans as a prisoner of war camp during World War II. British, French, Polish and Dutch prisoners of war were imprisoned there. British Colonel Richmond (Eric Portman) successfully coordinated the countless escape attempts by the different nationalities.

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tsjidde

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English, Germans, French, Poles, and even Dutch (yes, yes!), and everyone speaks their own native language! Simply fantastic.

I found this film much more enjoyable than the 2005 miniseries. They had to insert a terribly annoying romance plot into that one. Thankfully, that doesn't happen in this original.

A fun film that's not too heavy on the stomach. Not lighthearted either, but with appropriate humor. Almost feel-good.

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Quido

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Occasionally a bit too forced funny and the cinematography is not very uplifting, but the atmosphere and the fun gameplay make up for a lot.

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clubsport

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I don't find it all very convincing, admittedly everyone speaks their own language, the Germans German, the English English, the French French and even some Dutch sentences, but if English people are brought into a German camp and are welcomed by Poles who act as if they are in a hotel in such a light-hearted manner then

a great deal of credibility is lost with me.

That lightness remains present throughout the film, although there are also some grimmer scenes, it is not very believable although the acting is nice and the story is otherwise quite entertaining.

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