- Colditz (film)
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Colditz — sometimes mistakenly referred to[1] by its working title[2] Escape from Colditz — is a 2005 British two-part television film produced by Granada Television for ITV, written by Peter Morgan and directed by Stuart Orme. Part one initially screened on that network on 27 March 2005.[2] In 2006, it won the BAFTA Television Craft Award for best sound design in a fiction or entertainment.[3]
It is based on two sources named by the end credits: Henry Chancellor's book Colditz (also known as Colditz: The Definitive History)[4] and the Channel Four television series, Escape from Colditz. It is not claimed to be historically accurate.[5]
It tells the several stories of various, mostly British, prisoners of war in World War II and their attempts to escape Colditz. However, the main storyline of the production is one involving a POW who successfully escapes to Britain only to steal the girlfriend of a fellow prisoner who was not able to escape with him. Once in Britain, he is rewarded with a position at MI9, which he uses to try to prevent his fellow POW from returning and reclaiming his girlfriend.
As of November 2010, Colditz has been released on DVD[6] and Blu-ray[7] in Region 1 and on DVD in Region 2.[8]
Cast
- Damian Lewis - Cpl / Lt. Nicholas McGrade
- Tom Hardy - 2nd Lt. Jack Rose
- Sophia Myles - Lizzie Carter
- Laurence Fox - Capt. Tom Willis
- James Fox - Lt. Colonel Jimmy Fordham
- Timothy West - Bunny Warren
- Jason Priestley - Flying Officer Rhett Barker
- Guy Henry - Capt. Sawyer
- Robert Whitelock - Flt Lt. Venning
- Charles Kay - Colonel Henry Cartwright, Military Attaché in Switzerland
- Juliet Howland - Mary
- Scott Handy - Mullan
- Alex Avery - Collins
- Eve Myles - Jill
- Rüdiger Vogler - Maj. Fritz Werner
- Robert Cambrinus - Tony de Jongh
- Morgane Slemp - Gina
- Werner Daehn - Ullman
- Armin Dillenberger - Meisner
- Stephane Cornicard - Leblanc
References
- ^ A DVD review at rottentomatoes.com uses early art which refers to the film as Escape from Colditz. According to searches of the various branches of amazon.com which trade primarily in English language products, it doesn't seem to have ever been released to home video under that title in English. However, the translation of the words, Escape from Colditz, is a common release name in non-English markets.
- ^ a b Colditz release dates/alternate names page at the IMDb
- ^ Colditz awards at the IMDb
- ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment|Colditz drama planned for ITV
- ^ Damian's marriage escape
- ^ amazon.com listing for Colditz on DVD
- ^ amazon.com listing for Colditz on Blu-ray
- ^ amazon.co.uk listing for Colditz on DVD
External links
- Colditz at the Internet Movie Database
- Images from Colditz at Movie Screenshots
- Review at eyeforfilm.co.uk
- Review at videovista.net
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- ITV television programmes
- Screenplays by Peter Morgan
- World War II television drama series
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