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Colditz

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  • 20052005
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Colditz (2005)
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While WWII Allied officer Jack Rose is held prisoner in Germany's notorious Colditz Castle, he recruits a band of fellow escape artists in the ultimate break-out only to discover that the gr... Read allWhile WWII Allied officer Jack Rose is held prisoner in Germany's notorious Colditz Castle, he recruits a band of fellow escape artists in the ultimate break-out only to discover that the greatest betrayal awaits him on safe ground.While WWII Allied officer Jack Rose is held prisoner in Germany's notorious Colditz Castle, he recruits a band of fellow escape artists in the ultimate break-out only to discover that the greatest betrayal awaits him on safe ground.

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  • Stars
    • Damian Lewis
    • Sophia Myles
    • Tom Hardy
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    • Damian Lewis
    • Sophia Myles
    • Tom Hardy
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    • 24User reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win total

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    Damian Lewis
    Damian Lewis
    • Nicholas McGradeas Nicholas McGrade
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Sophia Myles
    Sophia Myles
    • Lizzie Carteras Lizzie Carter
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Tom Hardy
    Tom Hardy
    • Jackas Jack
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Laurence Fox
    Laurence Fox
    • Willisas Willis
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    James Fox
    James Fox
    • Lt. Colonel Fordhamas Lt. Colonel Fordham
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Timothy West
    Timothy West
    • Bunny Warrenas Bunny Warren
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Jason Priestley
    Jason Priestley
    • Rhett Barkeras Rhett Barker
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Guy Henry
    Guy Henry
    • Sawyeras Sawyer
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Robert Whitelock
    Robert Whitelock
    • Venningas Venning
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Scott Handy
    Scott Handy
    • Mullanas Mullan
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Juliet Howland
    Juliet Howland
    • Maryas Mary
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Eve Myles
    Eve Myles
    • Jillas Jill
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Joseph Beattie
    Joseph Beattie
    • Barnesas Barnes
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Rüdiger Vogler
    Rüdiger Vogler
    • Fritz Werneras Fritz Werner
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Luke Neal
    Luke Neal
    • Hewittas Hewitt
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Werner Daehn
    Werner Daehn
    • Ullmanas Ullman
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Armin Dillenberger
    Armin Dillenberger
    • Meisneras Meisner
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
    Charles Edwards
    Charles Edwards
    • Ellwaysas Ellways…
    2 episodes2 eps • 2005
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    During World War II, four Britons tunnel out of a German POW camp. One is killed, two are recaptured and one escapes. Scottish Corporal Nicholas McGrade, the lone escapee, is a slacker and reluctant soldier, but is coerced into the secret MI9 Unit and participates in the facilitation of other escapes. Wills and Jack Rose, the two escapees who were recaptured, are transferred to Colditz, a medieval castle in Saxony which has been refitted as an escape-proof, high security institution to house recitative prisoners who repeatedly attempt to escape. At Rose's request, McGrade looks up Rose's girlfriend in Britain only to find out he is falling in love with her. When the faithful Lizzie rejects the advances of the smitten McGrade, he uses his influence to fake Jack's death so as to clear any obstacles to Lizzie. —duke1029@aol.com
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      • Rated R for some violence, language, nudity and drug use
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    • Trivia
      One of the reasons Colditz was suitable to be refitted as a POW camp was that it was built on an outcropping of solid rock, making tunneling almost impossible. After serving as a general POW camp in 1939, it was later converted into a high security camp for recidivist escapees, the only amp in which guards outnumbered prisoners, the majority of the which were initially British, French, Poles, and Dutch. All in all, 130 prisoners escaped the grounds but depending on the source referenced, only 30, 31, or 32 of these were ultimately "home runs."
    • Goofs
      At about 32 minutes into part two, Jack is leafing through a German magazine. The photo on the cover was taken about a year later, during the Battle of the Bulge.
    • Quotes

      Lizzie Carter: [as Nick is about to kiss her as they are dancing at the officer's club] I should go. It's getting late.

      Nicholas McGrade: What, will you turn into a pumpkin or something?

      [laughs]

    • Connections
      Features Young and Innocent (1937)
    • Soundtracks
      Where or When?
      (uncredited)

      Lyrics by Lorenz Hart

      Music by Richard Rodgers (1937)

      Instrumental version heard during officer's club dance.

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    5/10
    Fine war yarn, with melodramatic ending
    COLDITZ

    Aspect ratio: 1.78:1

    Sound format: Dolby Digital

    (2 episodes)

    A desperate POW (Tom Hardy) plots escape from Colditz after learning that a former inmate (Damian Lewis) has returned to London and stolen Hardy's fiancée (Sophia Myles).

    Lively addition to the 'heroes of WWII' subgenre, filmed on location in London and the Czech Republic, and directed with cinematic flair by Stuart Orme (THE PUPPET MASTERS). Richard Cottan's screenplay (co-written with Peter Morgan, based on the book by Henry Chancellor and the 2000 TV series "Escape from Colditz") cross-cuts between events at Colditz castle - where Hardy and fellow inmate Laurence Fox (DEATHWATCH) hatch multiple escape plans, only to be thwarted by a combination of bad luck and reckless bravado - and the less-interesting relationship which develops between Lewis and Myles, though the two plot threads merge neatly for a melodramatic finale. Lewis gives the showiest performance, playing a selfish character whose charming demeanor masks a propensity for greed and violence, though Hardy and Fox are suitably intense in crucial supporting roles. James Fox (father of Laurence) and Timothy West make extended cameo appearances as senior members of MI9, while former teen heartthrob Jason Priestley plays a Canadian POW whose burgeoning drug habit pays lethal dividends. Fine cinematography and production values.
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    • Release date
      • March 27, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Flykten från Colditz
    • Filming locations
      • Kutná Hora, Stredoceský, Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • Granada Television
      • Power
      • Powercorp
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    • Runtime
      4 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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