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In 1943, an Italian-administered POW camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a literally-dramatic mass escape.
Original Release
02/17/1959
US Release
01/17/1960
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Todd | Lt. Col. David Baird, M.C. / Lieutenant Colonel David Baird |
| Bernard Lee | Lt. Col. Huxley / Lieutenant Colonel Huxley |
| Michael Wilding | Major Charles Marquand / Captain 'Bunter' Phillips |
| 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 |
Directors
Writers
Bryan Forbes, Frank Harvey, Michael Gilbert
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Richard Todd | Lt. Col. David Baird, M.C. / Lieutenant Colonel David Baird |
| Bernard Lee | Lt. Col. Huxley / Lieutenant Colonel Huxley |
| Michael Wilding | Major Charles Marquand / Captain 'Bunter' Phillips |
| 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 |
| Eric Lander | Lt. Tim O'Brien |
| John Dearth | Lt. Robson |
| Robert Bruce | 'Doc' Simmonds, R.A.M.C. |
| Harold Siddons | Capt. 'Tag' Burchnall |
| Ian Whittaker | 2nd. Lt. Betts-Hanger |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Colin Lesslie | Producer |
| Adrian D. Worker | Producer |
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