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Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.
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Outsmarting The EnemyQuest For FreedomEscape From CaptivityMoral DilemmasPersonal SacrificeEvading CaptureUnderdog's ResilienceNavigating Unfamiliar Terrain












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Directed by: Roy Ward Baker, Eric Cross
Written by: Howard Clewes
Produced by: Julian Wintle
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Hardy Krüger
Franz von Werra

Colin Gordon
Army Interrogator

Michael Goodliffe
R.A.F. Interrogator

Terence Alexander
R.A.F. Intelligence Officer

Jack Gwillim
Commandant, Grizedale

Andrew Faulds
Lieutenant, Grizedale

Julian Somers
Booking Clerk

Alec McCowen
Duty Officer, Hucknall

Robert Crewdson
German Prisoner

John Van Eyssen
German Prisoner
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