---
title: 'The Colditz Story (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Guy Hamilton'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-colditz-story-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047945/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Colditz Story (1955)

1955 · 97 min · Drama, War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Colditz Story is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. It is based on the 1952 memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was the Escape Officer for British POWs within the castle.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Guy Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-hamilton)
- **Screenplay:** [Guy Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-hamilton), [William Douglas-Home](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-douglas-home)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Francis Chagrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-chagrin)
- **Producer:** [Ivan Foxwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-foxwell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gordon Dines](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-dines)
- **Editor:** [Peter Mayhew](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mayhew)

## Cast

- [Andrew Courage](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-courage)
- [Anton Diffring](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-diffring)
- [Eric Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-portman)
- [Christopher Rhodes](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-rhodes)
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills) as Pat Reid
- [Bryan Forbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-forbes)
- [Theodore Bikel](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-bikel)
- [Lionel Jeffries](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-jeffries)
- [Richard Wattis](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-wattis)

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