True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany

Peter Howard

Phil

John Clinton

Nick Bennett

Nigel

Group Capt. Wardley

Robbie

Pomfret

Paul

Australian in Hospital

'Wings' Cameron

Camp Commandant

Kamma

André

François - The Follower

Prisoner (uncredited)
A great gathering of British acting talent - Leo Genn, Anthony Steel, David Tomlinson, Stanley Baxter (and his doppelgänger) et al - in this gentle yarn about ingenuity. They want to escape from a POW camp but their tunnels keep getting discovered. Rightio, they declare; let's multi-task. We can get fit and at the same time start our escape tunnel from underneath the pommel horse which we can move to right beside the fence - ergo, a lot less tunnelling and freedom will soon beckon. It's a gem of a film with just enough tension to keep it interesting and just enough humour to keep it entertaining. Really is worth a look.
October 16, 1950

Peter Howard

Phil

John Clinton

Nick Bennett

Nigel

Group Capt. Wardley

Robbie

Pomfret

Paul

Australian in Hospital

'Wings' Cameron

Camp Commandant

Kamma

André

François - The Follower

Prisoner (uncredited)
A great gathering of British acting talent - Leo Genn, Anthony Steel, David Tomlinson, Stanley Baxter (and his doppelgänger) et al - in this gentle yarn about ingenuity. They want to escape from a POW camp but their tunnels keep getting discovered. Rightio, they declare; let's multi-task. We can get fit and at the same time start our escape tunnel from underneath the pommel horse which we can move to right beside the fence - ergo, a lot less tunnelling and freedom will soon beckon. It's a gem of a film with just enough tension to keep it interesting and just enough humour to keep it entertaining. Really is worth a look.
