| Uniform Title |
Colditz story (Motion picture : 1955) |
| Title |
The Colditz story. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Entertainment Australia Pty Limited, [2018] |
| ©1955. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (94 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Entertainment : D50446. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955. |
| Based on the book by Patrick R. Reid. |
| Special features: New and exclusive 53 minute documentary: Colditz revealed: life inside the Colditz castle ; Restoration comparison. |
| "Classics Remastered. Fully restored"--cover. |
| Credits |
Adaptation & screenplay by Guy Hamilton, Ivan Foxwell ; dialogue by William Douglas Home ; produced by Ivan Foxwell ; directed by Guy Hamilton. |
| Performers |
John Mills, Eric Portman, Christopher Rhodes, Lionel Jeffries, Bryan Forbes, Ian Carmichael, Richard Wattis, Theodore Bikel, Anton Diffring, Frederick Valk, Denis Shaw. |
| Summary |
Deep inside the Reich, prisoners of every nationality make it a point of honor to attempt to escape from the ultimate in escape-proof prisons. This is the true story of men who dared defy the might of Hitler's fortress, Colditz Castle. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 2.0, PAL, Region 4, anamorphic widescreen 16:9, fullframe 1.78:1. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Reid, P. R. (Patrick Robert) Film adaptations |
| Schloss Colditz (Colditz, Germany) -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German -- Drama |
| Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Genre |
Film adaptations |
| War films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Historical reenactments (Motion pictures) |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Hamilton, Guy, 1922-2016 director, adapter. |
| Foxwell, Ivan producer, adapter. |
| Home, William Douglas adapter. |
| Mills, John, 1908-2005 actor. |
| Portman, Eric, 1903-1969 actor. |
| Jeffries, Lionel actor. |
| Forbes, Bryan, 1926- actor. |
| Carmichael, Ian, 1920-2010 actor. |
| Wattis, Richard actor. |
| Bikel, Theodore actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work) Reid, P. R. (Patrick Robert), 1910-. Colditz story. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Bikel, Theodore .
- Carmichael, Ian, 1920-2010 .
- Forbes, Bryan, 1926- .
- Foxwell, Ivan .
- Hamilton, Guy, 1922-2016 .
- Home, William Douglas .
- Jeffries, Lionel .
- Mills, John, 1908-2005 .
- Portman, Eric, 1903-1969 .
- Reid, P. R. (Patrick Robert), 1910-. Colditz story .
- Wattis, Richard .
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