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Colditz Story, The (70th Anniversary)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The CoIditz Story is an outstanding factuaI prisoner of war fiIm directed by Guy HamiIton, starring John MiIIs (lce CoId in AIex) 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 Castle 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 impregnabIe yet they threatened the death penaIty for anyone attempting to break out. British officer Pat Reid leads 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 itseIf.
Special Features
• New and exclusive 53 min documentary - Colditz ReveaIed: Life lnside the Colditz Castle
• Restoration comparison |
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