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Gripping war drama, where a bunch of British prisoners of war attempt to escape from a Nazi prison camp by tunnelling under a vaulting horse. Based on a novel by Eric Williams.

 

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Director Jack Lee
Starring David Tomlinson, Michael Goodliffe, Bryan Forbes, David Greene, Anthony Steel, Leo Genn

 

Genre Classic Film

 

Country UK Language  - Year 1950

 

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Certificate U   Length 98 mins   Label OPTIM
Cat No OPTD0673   Format DVD   Black & White
Region2   Aspect 1.33:1 Full Screen

 

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Article - "British Second World War Films" by Jonathon Hamer
Sunday 1st July 2001

Much has been written about the golden era of British films. In the book The Finest Years: British Cinema of the 1940’s, Charles Drazin underlines the importance of the Second World War as an inspiration to filmmakers. The nation suddenly found itself galvaniz...  View article in full

 

 

 

 

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POWs by Alan Prior

Ever since seeing 'The Great Escape' as a boy, the study of POWs & POW escapes has been a passion of mine, fuelled by some great books & some great & not-so-great movies. This list is not exhaustice but does contain a wide cross-section of movies on the subject.

 

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