Drama
War
Directed by Jack Lee
1950
1 h 41 min
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany
Leo Genn
Peter Howard
David Tomlinson
Phil
Anthony Steel
John Clinton
David Greene
Nick Bennett
Peter Burton
Nigel
Patrick Waddington
Group Capt. Wardley
Jack Lee
Director
Ken Ritchie
Boom Operator
Max Rosher
Still Photographer
Clifton Parker
Music
Eric Williams
Screenplay
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A great gathering of British acting talent - Leo Genn, Anthony Steel, David Tomlinson, Stanley Baxter (and his doppelgänger) et al - in this gentle yarn about ingenuity. They want to escape from a POW camp but their tunnels keep getting discovered. Rightio, they declare; let's multi-task. We can get fit and at the same time start our escape tunnel from underneath the pommel horse which we can move to right beside the fence - ergo, a lot less tunnelling and freedom will soon beckon. It's a gem of a film with just enough tension to keep it interesting and just enough humour to keep it entertaining. Really is worth a look.