The Colditz Story fingerprintLight on feelings.
Tense
Nostalgic and hopeful
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History and war
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
The Colditz Story is tense.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History and war
Its world is built around history and war.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 6.9). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence.
1 h 34 min
The Colditz Story runs 1 h 34 min.
It was made in English, with some French, German, Polish. Produced in United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 7 storytelling tropes for The Colditz Story, including Actually Pretty Funny, The Alcatraz, The Big Guy.
6.9
