item 6 THE COLDITZ STORY (CLASSICS REMASTERED) (1955) [NEW DVD] 6 - THE COLDITZ STORY (CLASSICS REMASTERED) (1955) [NEW DVD] AU $14.99 +AU $5.00 postage. $10.75. The Colditz Story is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. Skit : "The Colditz Story", featuring John Cleese as the "Camp" Commandant of Colditz Prison. BUY NOW. Be the first to write a review. The stirring, amazing adventure of how British, French, Dutch, Polish and Canadian POW's escaped from Germany's 'escape-proof' castle ! The story of the escape and accounts from those who managed to reach Holland featured in many newspapers over the following weeks and months. There is a lot going on in a short space of time. The Colditz Story is a 1955 British war film and directed by Guy Hamilton and starring John Mills and Eric Portman. There is a lot going on in a short space of time. This is a terrific WW2 story of the notorious Colditz Castle where many prisoners of war were kept. Captain Pat Reid, author of three books on Colditz history, helped with the escape; he picked the locks for the men to get them to the guardhouse. 28% OFF. The prisoners are all named Nobby or Chalky. They regarded it as impregnable yet they threatened the death penalty for anyone attempting to break out. PLOT: World War 2 escape story BETTER than average. Drama. Add to Wishlist . The Colditz Story, Blu-Ray . About the Author Patrick Robert "Pat" Reid, MBE, MC was a British Army Officer and author of two bestselling memoirs of his time as a Nazi Prisoner of War at Colditz Castle in Germany, The Colditz Story and The Latter Days at Colditz. The Colditz Story is an outstanding factual prisoner of war film directed by Guy Hamilton, starring John Mills (Ice Cold in Alex) as Officer Pat Reid and Eric Portman (The 49th Parallel) as Colonel Richmond. Please contact your EnhanceTV school administrator or email help@enhancetv.com.au. THE COLDITZ STORY takes artistic license with facts and the sequence of events, as noted in the foreword, but manages to hold interest when it concentrates on the fortunes of its chief escape officer, JOHN MILLS, and his various experiences with the prisoners and their national rivalries with each other. Featuring: John Mills, Christopher Rhodes, Lionel Jeffries Author: P.R. The focus is escape. No ratings or reviews yet. See all 6 - All listings for this product. The Colditz Story Classics Remastered. First published in 1952, The Colditz Story is a classic escape story in the tradition of The Great Escape and The Wooden Horse. Add to Wishlist. The actors are great and in parts very humorous. The Colditz Story. More sinister footage shows ⦠You do have a gun, which will help. The Colditz Story Blu Ray from DVDLand. Helpful. Colditz Castle is where the Germans place all the "bad eggs" /ESCAPE experts in one big old CASTLE. The French, English and Polish all are finding way to get out including a trip through the sewers and hiding in mattresses. It is based on the book written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was the Escape Officer for British POWs within the castle. The ending had me cheering ! Report abuse. There is a lot going on in a short space of time. War & Military 1957 1 hr 37 min. The actors are great and in parts very humorous. 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. Some of the daring escapes from Colditz have also been immortalised in TV's 1970s Colditz series and on film in The Colditz Story. The castle is recreated as a network of over 50 rooms, many with multiple exits. 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