The Colditz Story (1955)

United Kingdom, 98 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Colditz Story
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release 1955-02-26

Cast

John Mills
Pat Reid

Eric Portman
överste Richmond

Frederick Valk
kommendanten

Denis Shaw
Priem

Lionel Jeffries
Harry Tyler

Christopher Rhodes
"Mac" McGill

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Titles

Original title
  • The Colditz Story
Swedish release title
  • Mästerrymmarna på Colditz
Distribution title
  • Ceux de Colditz (Belgien)
  • Flugtens nat (Danmark)
  • La giungla degli implacabili (Italien)
  • Les indomptables de Colditz (Frankrike)
  • Sankareiden vankilein (Finland)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
  • Pat Reid (as Major P.R. Reid M.B.E. M.C.)
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Dialogue
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Orchestra
Conductor
Assistant Production Designer
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Sound Editor

Cast

John Mills Pat Reid
Eric Portman överste Richmond
Frederick Valk kommendanten
Denis Shaw Priem
Lionel Jeffries Harry Tyler
Christopher Rhodes "Mac" McGill
Richard Wattis Richard Gordon
Ian Carmichael Robin Cartwright
Bryan Forbes Jimmy Winslow
Theodore Bikel Vandy
Eugene Deckers La Tour
Anton Diffring kapten Fischer
Guido Lorraine polsk officer
Witold Sikorski polsk officer
A. Blichewicz polsk officer
B. Dolinski polsk officer
Leo Bieber tysk tolk
Rudolph Offenbach holländsk överste
Keith Pyott fransk överste
Arthur Butcher polsk överste
David Yates Dick

Companies

Production Company Ivan Foxwell Productions Ltd.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Wivefilm 1955

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 85815
Date 1955-02
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2655 meters
Notes Speltid: 97 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2675 meter
Length in minutes 98 min


Original work

Original title The Colditz Story (Book)
Author P.R. Reid


Production location

Shepperton Studios Shepperton, Surrey United Kingdom
Schloss Colditz Colditz, Sachsen West Germany

Release dates

First showing 1955-01-25 London United Kingdom 98 min
Release in Sweden 1955-02-26 China Stockholm Sweden 97 min
TV showing 1971-09-24 TV1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title I Belong to Colditz
Composer Will Fyffe
Lyrics Will Fyffe


Original title Underneath the Arches
Composer Bud Flanagan (1931)
Lyrics Reg Connelly (1931)
Bud Flanagan (1931)


Original title Bless 'Em All
Composer Fred Godfrey (1917)
Lyrics Fred Godfrey (1917)
Al Stillman (kompletterad 1941)
Jimmy Hughes (omarbetad 1940)
Frank Lake (omarbetad 1940)
Sung by kör


Original title Mademoiselle de Armentières
Sung by kör


Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Carrier type 16 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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