Captured

1959
1h 4m

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Docudrama, made for Military Intelligence, about what it was like to be a British prisoner of the North Koreans in the 1950-1953 war.Docudrama, made for Military Intelligence, about what it was like to be a British prisoner of the North Koreans in the 1950-1953 war.Docudrama, made for Military Intelligence, about what it was like to be a British prisoner of the North Koreans in the 1950-1953 war.

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Anthony Farrar-Hockley

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Wilfrid Brambell

Captive
(uncredited)

Ray Brooks

Soldier
(uncredited)

Alan Dobie

Harry Daniels
(uncredited)

Mark Eden

Soldier
(uncredited)

Gerald Flood

Sergeant
(uncredited)

Bernard Fox

Morrison
(uncredited)

Paddy Joyce

Soldier
(uncredited)

Brian Murray

Ross
(uncredited)

Donald Oliver

Bit part
(uncredited)

Director
- John Krish
Writer
- John Krish
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6malcolmgsw

Would anyone join up having seem this

Presumably made to tell troops how they should and should not act if they are captured.Telling the enemy to get stuffed seems to be the main recommendation

8t-dooley-69-386916

Amazing Secret Army film of the POW's in Korea.

This was made in 1959 as a training aid for British soldiers. It is a re-staging of how captured British soldiers were treated by the People's Army of China during the Korean War. It is very austere but they use real actors and not people who have used make up to look more Chinese etc and this adds to the authenticity.

At 64 minutes it is quite short but it is very intense. It was also 'restricted' viewing and only allowed to be shown to designated military personnel. As such it is remarkably realistic. There are depictions of torture throughout and aspects of brain washing. It is not overly violent though but it still has a lot of impact.

It is also in black and white and has very few persons that you will have heard of. However, those who are eagle eyed may spot and early role for Wilfred Bramble before he became Steptoe. This is a great watch for anyone interested in film and or military history and I have to say I found it fascinating.

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Trivia
The film was initially banned by the military, who thought it would inhibit recruitment into the Armed Forces.

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Anthony Farrar-Hockley: [introducing the film] In Korea, I was Adjutant of the Glosters when we fought the Chinese at the Battle of the Imjin. Almost all of us who survived the battle were captured and the treatment we received from our captors came as an unpleasant surprise. We naturally expected that the rules laid down by Geneva Convention for the treatment of prisoners of war would be observed. It soon became apparent that the Chinese and North Koreans did not respect any such rules but used methods designed to degrade us and break our morale in order to convert us to Communism - for which we were totally unprepared. We resisted them and they failed. But we had to learn the hard way. This film has been made, based on our experiences and supervised by an officer who was with the battalion at the time, so that you may know the practices of possible Communist enemies, and combat them successfully.