Les indomptables de Colditz

Original title: The Colditz Story

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Eugene Deckers, Bryan Forbes, John Mills, and Eric Portman in Les indomptables de Colditz (1955)

Allied prisoners - British, Dutch, French and Polish - pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from the "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle known as "Colditz".

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Allied prisoners - British, Dutch, French and Polish - pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from the "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle known as "Colditz"... Read allAllied prisoners - British, Dutch, French and Polish - pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from the "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle known as "Colditz".Allied prisoners - British, Dutch, French and Polish - pool their resources to plan numerous escapes from the "escape-proof" German P.O.W. camp housed in a Medieval castle known as "Colditz".

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6.9/10

3.2K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Sir John Mills resembled Colditz prisoner Mike Sinclair, alias The Red Fox. Sinclair escaped from Colditz three times. His final attempt ended in tragedy when sentries killed him on September 25, 1944. A portrait of Sinclair, drawn by John Watton, appears in "Men of Colditz" by P.R. Reid.

Goofs
According to the calendar on the Kommandant's desk during his interview with Colonel Richmond about moving the Polish prisoner, the date is "Dienstag Oktober 4" (Tuesday October 4). October 4 did not fall on a Tuesday at all during WW2, although it did in 1955, the year of the film's release.

Quotes
Colonel Richmond: [watching a particularly rough game in the excercise yard] Who was it said our ancestors were apes?

Crazy credits
Opening credits: "Every incident in the film you are about to see is true. With the exception of the author, Major P.R. Reid, M.B.E., M.C., who acted as technical adviser on the film, all names have been changed and certain events have been related out of their historical context. These and only these liberties have been taken with . . . THE COLDITZ STORY"

Connections
Featured in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005)

Soundtracks
I Belong to Colditz
Written by Will Fyffe (uncredited)
parodied from the late Will Fyffe's famous "I Belong to Glasgow"
by kind permission of Mrs. Will Fyffe
[The opening song in the Colditz Capers]

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A really great film which shows the British fighting spirit at their best,the humour is first rate without losing the drama.well acted ,a remake is long over due.John Mills is superb as the escape officer and one must mention Lionel Jefferies and Ian Carmichael make their parts effective.Watch and enjoy