Easily one of the best prisoner-of-war films to come from any British studio, The Colditz Story is a taut, real-life belter of a picture, based on the personal experiences of the author, Pat Reid. Colditz 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 impregnable although they threatened the death penalty for anyone attempting to break-out. Film has loads of suspensful situations mixed with good-natured humour to strike an excellent balance between the grim and the natural. The all-male cast keeps the story rolling at a lively pace and its one of those films where the hour and a half just flies by. Star of the cast is Eric Portman, who gives a distinguished performance as the British colonel. Not surprising really, for Portman outperformed everyone in all of his films! Mills plays Pat Reid. Colditz was thought by the Nazis to be impossible to escape from so in WW2 they made the somewhat rash decision to house there together all the most frequent escapees from amongst the Allied POWs – their story is immortalised in The Colditz Story. Based on the novel by Nicholas Monserrat. Buy UK Dvd from this Site (Shipped from UK) Trivia: Ages of the stars at the time of the making of the film: John Mills, 46 Eric Portman, 53 Lionel Jeffries, 28 Filming locations included: Colditz, Saxony, Germany 5 STARS OUT OF 5 The Colditz Story John Mills Buy UK Dvd (This Site) (Shipped from UK) Single Disc [2007] Directors: Guy Hamilton Actors: John Mills, Eric Portman, Lionel Jeffries, Bryan Forbes, Ian Carmichael Format: Anamorphic, PAL Language: English Region: Region 2 (UK & Europe) Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number of discs: 1 Classification: U Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment DVD Release Date: 29 Jan 2007 Run Time: 93 minutes DVD Features: Main Language: English Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital Scene selection Price: £11.99 (UK Sterling) / $ 25.99 (US Dollars approx) (Shipped from UK) (Price includes worldwide postage & packaging) Payment can also be made to Lenin Imports by cheque, po, money order, international money order, cash by registered mail. Please enclose title of item ordering and return address. Address: Lenin Imports 5 High Street South Norwood London SE25 6EP United Kingdom Also available: amazon.co.uk | amazon.com Movie Review John Mills john mills dvds | videos al pacino | michelle pfeiffer yul brynner | christopher plummer | romy schneider the godfather | the godfather part ii marlon brando | james caan | diane keaton | al pacino laurence olivier | clark gable | vivien leigh | leslie howard | alfred hitchcock | robert montgomery | grace kelly olivia de havilland | humphrey bogart | howard hawks | frank capra | charlie chaplin | lauren bacall | fritz lang jean harlow | greta garbo | ava gardner | audrey hepburn | edward g. robinson | john garfield erich von stroheim | wim wenders | madeleine carroll | marlene dietrich | rita hayworth john mills dvds john mills videos john mills dvds | videos al pacino | michelle pfeiffer yul brynner | christopher plummer | romy schneider the godfather | the godfather part ii marlon brando | james caan | diane keaton | al pacino laurence olivier | clark gable | vivien leigh | leslie howard | alfred hitchcock | robert montgomery | grace kelly olivia de havilland | humphrey bogart | howard hawks | frank capra | charlie chaplin | lauren bacall | fritz lang jean harlow | greta garbo | ava gardner | audrey hepburn | edward g. robinson | john garfield erich von stroheim | wim wenders | madeleine carroll | marlene dietrich | rita hayworth Page created by: lenin@netcomuk.co.uk Changes last made: 2007