Breakout (1959)
"Danger Within" (original title)

Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst.

Director:

Don Chaffey

Writers:

Bryan Forbes (screenplay), Frank Harvey (screenplay),

Stars:

Richard Todd, Bernard Lee, Michael Wilding

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Todd	...	Lt. Col. David Baird, M.C.
Bernard Lee	...	Lt. Col. Huxley
Michael Wilding	...	Major Charles Marquand
Richard Attenborough	...	Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
Dennis Price	...	Capt. Rupert Callender
Donald Houston	...	Capt. Roger Byfold
William Franklyn	...	Capt. Tony Long
Vincent Ball	...	Capt. Pat Foster
Peter Arne	...	Capitano Benucci
Peter Jones	...	Capt. Alfred Piker
Ronnie Stevens	...	Lt. Meynell, 'The Sewer Rat'
Terence Alexander	...	Lt. Gibbs
Andrew Faulds	...	Lt. Comdr. 'Dopey' Gibbon, R.N.
Steve Norbert	...	Lt. Pierre Dessin
Cyril Shaps	...	Lt. Cyriakos Coutoules

Storyline

Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst.

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Plot Keywords:

traitor | escape | italy | 1940s | british army | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

Breakout

Filming Locations:

Chobham Common, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Lion Film Corporation, Colin Lesslie Productions, British Lion Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The novel by Michael Gilbert upon which this film is based is entitled "Death In Captivity".

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Connections

Referenced in Two Way Stretch (1960)

User Reviews

Great film!!

Just watched it on Channel 4 and loved it, very good cast and overall very enjoyable.

Full of great actors including Richard Attenborough and Tony Todd A bit different from the usual escape movies, in that there's some intrigue and tension caused by a informer within the British ranks this results in the deaths of 4 British prisoners before they finally work out who it is.

I do like the 50/60 British films and this is another that i will definitely watch again.