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Colditz Season 1

by: BBC and Universal Studio

Publication date: 1972

Topics: WWII, World War II, ETO, POW, Prisoner of War, Escape, Evasion, Tunnel, Disguise, American, British, French, German, Polish, Nazi Germany, SS, Gestapo, Wehrmacht

Language: English

Colditz is a British television series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974.

The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle when designated Oflag IV-C during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.

Colditz was created by Brian Degas working with the producer Gerard Glaister, who went on to devise another successful BBC series dealing with the Second World War, Secret Army. Technical consultant for the series was Major Pat Reid, the real British Escape Officer at Colditz. One of the locations used in filming was Stirling Castle.

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Reviewer: pizzaboss - - March 9, 2017
Subject: Top Notch POW Escape Drama courtesy of Noah

Thanks to Noah we have here one of the finest POW series to come post -war.
Made in 1972-3 and showing a very heavy UK...read BBC....involvement.
Universal was involved but after seeing it many times it becomes clear that Robert Wagner was the main American contribution....although he was quite good.
The standouts however, are Bernard Hepton as the Kommandant, David McCallum, Jack Hedley, Edward Hardwicke, Hans Meyer, Christopher Neame and the always talented Anthony Valentine as a vindictive German officer.....VERY well done.
I hope Noah has the second series as well because together, they present a well balanced, if slightly romanticized view of life behind the wire.
This has been one of my favorites for years and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Thanks again Noah......ANOTHER excellent upload!

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