

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.
Acting
Hardy Krüger's infuriatingly charming Nazi you can't help rooting for
Direction
Baker's clinical, almost documentary-like restraint
Writing
No melodrama, just methodical escape engineering

Director
Roy Ward Baker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hardy Krüger was a real WWII German child soldier who deserted; casting him was deeply personal.
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