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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Title: Colditz (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. Written by duke1029@aol.com
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Bunny Warren: [Sarcastically] What do you want... a kiss?
Nicholas McGrade: Not from you.
[after a pause]
Nicholas McGrade: Are you married?
Bunny Warren: [Turning to face him] Queer as a coconut! Didn't they tell you? You want fatherly advice? Well, you won't get it here!
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Composed by George M. Cohan
Sung in background as prisoners hear the Americans are close.
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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." See more »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. See more »Quotes
Nicholas McGrade: They're dropping me on the Italian border. Secure a couple of rat-lines.Bunny Warren: [Sarcastically] What do you want... a kiss?
Nicholas McGrade: Not from you.
[after a pause]
Nicholas McGrade: Are you married?
Bunny Warren: [Turning to face him] Queer as a coconut! Didn't they tell you? You want fatherly advice? Well, you won't get it here!
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Over There(uncredited)
Composed by George M. Cohan
Sung in background as prisoners hear the Americans are close.
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27 March 2005 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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been wanting to see this one for awhile, the previews looked pretty good, was figuring it would be like the great escape, or papillion, wrong, it's more like cold mountain or pearl harbor. now don't get me wrong this is an interesting movie, with great characters, just i think that the previews and the cover on the DVD are misleading,, this is more of a romance than a war movie, you got the lead character appearing before the war with his sweetie,, doesn't ask her to marry him,, big mistake,, he goes of to war , doesn't see her for a long time,, his buddy escapes the pow camp, and promises the other guy that he will look up his girl,, well without giving anything away, i'm sure you can guess what may happen,, there are many attempted escapes in this movie, i didn't feel that the German officers were very authentic in this movie..