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The Bamboo Prison

1955 1h 20m War List
Reviews 50% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Corp. Brady (Brian Keith), an American soldier captured during the Korean War, is taken to a prisoner-of-war camp. There he meets Sgt. Rand (Robert Francis), a prisoner who is cooperating with the North Vietnamese. Brady is disgusted by these actions, but he soon discovers that Rand is actually an intelligence officer playing along to access important secrets. Rand also becomes close to Tanya Clanton (Dianne Foster), the wife of an American traitor, in order to extract information.

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Trevor Johnston Radio Times The script has a few surprises up its sleeve, which perks up the slightly plodding action. Rated: 3/5 Sep 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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ashley h The Bamboo Prison is an excellent film. It is about American POWs who struggle to escape from a North Korean camp. Richard Francis and Dianne Foster give amazing performances. The screenplay is well written. Lewis Seiler did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama. The Bamboo Prison is a must see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member life during wartime-Korean style Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Okay prisoner of war film set during the Korean war. I think I would have liked this film less if I'd had been set during WWII, but the Korean setting made this routine POW film somewhat more interesting. The story revolves around a US officer, Robert Francis, pretending to collaborate with the North Korean communists in order to spy for the American. He suffers all sorts of hate by his fellow POWs for his supposed collaboration, except for Brian Keith, who is the one other POW who knows what he's doing. You've seen this film a hundred times before and this one really does' have much to distinguish it from others. Stick with "Stalag 17" or "The Great Escape." Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Corp. Brady (Brian Keith), an American soldier captured during the Korean War, is taken to a prisoner-of-war camp. There he meets Sgt. Rand (Robert Francis), a prisoner who is cooperating with the North Vietnamese. Brady is disgusted by these actions, but he soon discovers that Rand is actually an intelligence officer playing along to access important secrets. Rand also becomes close to Tanya Clanton (Dianne Foster), the wife of an American traitor, in order to extract information.
Director
Lewis Seiler
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 5, 2013
Runtime
1h 20m