Colditz (TV 2005)

Director:

Stuart Orme

Writers:

Peter Morgan, Richard Cottan

Stars:

Damian Lewis, Sophia Myles, Tom Hardy

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Damian Lewis	...	Nicholas McGrade
Sophia Myles	...	Lizzie Carter
Tom Hardy	...	Jack
Laurence Fox	...	Willis
James Fox	...	Lt. Colonel Fordham
Timothy West	...	Bunny Warren
Jason Priestley	...	Rhett Barker
Guy Henry	...	Sawyer
Robert Whitelock	...	Venning
Scott Handy	...	Mullan
Joseph Beattie	...	Barnes
Luke Neal	...	Hewitt
Juliet Howland	...	Mary
Eve Myles	...	Jill
Rüdiger Vogler	...	Fritz Werner (as Rudiger Vogler)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

nazi germany | raf officer | escape | prison break | uniform | 

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Taglines:

Brothers In Arms... Rivals In Love

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence, language, nudity and drug use

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 2005 (UK)

Also Known As:

Escape from Colditz

Filming Locations:

Kutná Hora, Stredoceský, Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television, Power, Powercorp

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min 185 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Jack, Tom and Nicholas are attempting to cross the border into Switzerland, the Hitlerjugend boy addresses a German with "Leutnant", though the man addressed is clothed as an ordinary Schütze, a private.

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Connections

Features The Girl Was Young (1937)

User Reviews

War Movie with a love story

This movie is much like what Pearl Harbour did to Tora, Tora, Tora (the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbour). It's a story with love interwoven among prisoner of wars. If you are looking for a good prison escape war movie, you'd be disappointed as they are loop holes all over. I was attracted by the trailer that said that "an escape from the tightest security prison" And if you are hoping for a full love story, it doesn't make it either. The plot is also shallow. However, the cinematography is excellent. I like the way it was filmed: the scenes in the prison was often in greyish-brownish tones and the military intelligence headquarters in brighter colours. Switching around the locations using this technique kept me interested all the time. The ending could have been better but is rather abrupt. I'd watch it again, if I was someone looking for a love story in war time setting. The trailer shown could be better. And in the opening scenes - a line "an officer and gentleman" was used. It was certainly not what it was meant to be.