- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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3 out of 5
Just 12 years after the end of the Second World War, this action-packed feature shows that not everything the Allies attempted resulted in success. A swaggering Hardy Kruger is excellent as Franz von Werra, the Luftwaffe pilot who not only escaped from several camps in this country, but who also absconded from Canada and crossed America in his bid to rejoin his outfit. Directed at a fair clip by Roy Baker, this true-life tale is more notable for its fair-minded approach than for its thrills, but still delivers the occasional exciting moment.
Plot Summary
Second World War drama starring Hardy Kruger. When German Luftwaffe pilot Franz von Werra is captured by the British, his continued determination in the face of adversity leads him to make a number of bids for escape.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Franz von Werra
- Hardy Kruger
- Army interrogator
- Colin Gordon
- RAF interrogator
- Michael Goodliffe
- RAF intelligence officer
- Terence Alexander
- Commandant at Grizedale
- Jack Gwillim
- Lieutenant at Grizedale
- Andrew Faulds
- Booking clerk
- Julian Somers
- Duty Officer Hucknall
- Alec McCowen
- German prisoner
- John Van Eyssen
- German prisoner
- Harry Lockhart
- German prisoner
- Robert Crewdson
- German prisoner
- George Mikell
- German prisoner
- George Roubicek
- German prisoner
- Frederick Jaeger
- German prisoner
- Richard Marner
- German prisoner
- Paul Hansard
Crew
- Director
- Roy Ward Baker
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