Im Schatten der Zitadelle (1955)
Schloss Colditz in Sachsen zur Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Im Offizierslager IV-C werden seit Ende Oktober 1939 zunächst polnische, ab 1940 auch britische, französische und niederländische Offiziere gefangen gehalten. Das Schloss wird streng bewacht und gilt als ausbruchssicher. Selten gelingt den Soldaten ein Fluchtversuch, und wenn sie herauskommen, dann werden sie zumeist wenig später von den Deutschen wieder aufgegriffen. Diesmal will es der erfahrene Offizier Pat Reid versuchen.
Der Regisseur: Guy Hamilton
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John Mills as Pat Reid |
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Eric Portman as Colonel Richmond |
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Frederick Valk as Kommandant |
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Denis Shaw as Priem |
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Lionel Jeffries as Harry Tyler |
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Christopher Rhodes as 'Mac' McGill |
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Richard Wattis as Richard Gordon |
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Ian Carmichael as Robin Cartwright |
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Bryan Forbes as Jimmy Winslow |
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Theodore Bikel as Vandy |
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Eugene Deckers as La Tour |
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Anton Diffring as Hauptmann Fischer |
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Guido Lorraine as Polish officer |
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Witold Sikorski as Polish Officer |
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A. Blichewicz as Polish Officer |
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B. Dolinski as Polish Officer |
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Leo Bieber as German Interpreter |
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Rudolph Offenbach as Dutch Colonel |
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Keith Pyott as French Colonel |
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Arthur Butcher as Polish Colonel |
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David Yates as Dick |
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Carl Duering as |
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Ludwik Lawinski as |
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Peter Swanwick as |
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John G. Heller as |
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Guy Deghy as |
| Directing | Guy Hamilton | Director |
| Directing | Ted Sturgis | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | John Shinerock | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Gordon Dines | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Mayhew | Editor |
| Writing | Ivan Foxwell | Writer |
| Writing | William Douglas-Home | Writer |
| Sound | Francis Chagrin | Music |
| Writing | Guy Hamilton | Writer |
| Production | Ivan Foxwell | Producer |