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British officers (Richard Todd, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee) plan a daring daylight escape from a World War II prison camp in Italy.

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Isabel Quigly The Spectator A goodish reconstruction of the atmosphere, if not exactly the events, in the camp where this odd outbreak happened. Jul 13, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Fantastic cast, based around a prisoner of war camp where any attempt to break out are thwarted as the camp Italian captors keep getting wind of their escape attempts, The spy within is eventually outed. great war film Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis British officers (Richard Todd, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee) plan a daring daylight escape from a World War II prison camp in Italy.
Director
Don Chaffey
Producer
Colin Lesslie
Screenwriter
Bryan Forbes, Frank Harvey
Genre
War, Drama
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 39m