Top billed cast

1. 

   Leo Genn

   Peter Howard

2. 

   David Tomlinson

   Phil

3. 

   Anthony Steel

   John Clinton

4. 

   David Greene

   Nick Bennett

5. 

   Peter Burton

   Nigel

6. 

   Patrick Waddington

   Group Capt. Wardley

7. 

   Michael Goodliffe

   Robbie

8. 

   Anthony Dawson

   Pomfret

9. 

   Bryan Forbes

   Paul

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-12-27

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 entertain...read the rest

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2. Darkest Hour73%
3. Empire of the Sun75%
4. Dunkirk68%
5. The Last Rifleman66%
6. The Colditz Story68%
7. Waiting for Anya62%
8. The Guns of Navarone73%
9. Escape to Victory68%
10. The One That Got Away68%
11. The Dam Busters69%
12. The Bridge on the River Kwai78%
13. Exodus66%
14. Paths of Glory83%
15. The Book Thief75%
16. Andersonville65%
17. Goodnight, Mister Tom68%
18. Emperor62%
19. Sink the Bismarck!69%
20. The Seventh Cross68%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• world war ii
• prisoner of war
• based on true story