Colditz

TV Series
1972–1974
50m

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Robert Wagner, David McCallum, and Hans Meyer in Colditz (1972)

The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Colditz Castle and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities ... Read allThe series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Colditz Castle and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Colditz Castle and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.

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Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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David McCallum

Flt. Lt. Simon Carter

Richard Heffer

Capt. Tim Downing

Paul Chapman

Capt. George Brent

Jack Hedley

Lt. Col. John Preston

Bernard Hepton

Kommandant

Hans Meyer

Hauptmann Franz Ulmann

Christopher Neame

Lt. Dick Player

Robert Wagner

Flt. Lt. Phil Carrington…

Edward Hardwicke

Capt. Pat Grant

Anthony Valentine

Major Horst Mohn

Peter Penry-Jones

P.O. Peter Muir

Dan O'Herlihy

Lt. Col. Max Dodd

Nicholas McArdle

Capt. Richard Walters

Cy Town

Prisoner of War…

Jeremy Kemp

Sq. Ldr. Tony Shaw

Lawrence Davidson

Capt. Coty…

Al Mancini

Capt. Harry Nugent

Malcolm Stoddard

Capt. Christopher Mawson

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Trivia
The series takes place from May 1940 to April 1945.

Goofs
All of the prisoners are seen dressed in impeccable uniforms, from uniform caps with insignia down to highly polished boots. The shirts and pants are clean and pressed, and the senior officers even have ties. None of these would have been carried into battle, and even if they had been, would surely have shown signs of wear after years in prison camps. In reality the prisoners had to make due with whatever they could gather together, certainly not the high quality uniforms featured in the series.

Connections
Featured in Night of a Thousand Shows (2000)

Soundtracks
The Colditz March
(uncredited)
Composed by Robert Farnon
[series theme tune]

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10/10

I don't really remember this - but loved Secret Army

Being a great fan of Secret Army, I am one of the many people who have bought up the recent DVD release ... and from what I understand ... the producers did Colditz before SA ... it won British Academy Awards and was extremely popular.

After the great success of the Secret Army DVD releases, isn't it time Colditz was released on DVD too? I would definitely buy it. What do you think guys?

There is just so much good stuff from the 1970's and 60's .... it was a classic period

The more people asking for some of it on DVD, the more likely we are to actually have it released.