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The Colditz Story
Dramatisation of the legendary breakout by World War II Allied POWs from the Germans' supposedly escape-proof fortress.
Dramatisation of the legendary breakout by World War II Allied POWs from Colditz Castle, the Germans' supposedly escape-proof fortress in Saxony. Undaunted by the threat of execution, the inmates try every conceivable means of escape - until someone hits upon the audacious idea of walking out dressed as enemy officers.
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BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland & Yorkshire