Colditz (1972)
Colditz is a 1972 drama series created by Gerard Glaister. It stars David McCallum, Bernard Hepton and Christopher Neame.
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.
Cast
- David McCallum as Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
- Bernard Hepton as Kommandant
- Christopher Neame as Lt. Dick Player
- Edward Hardwicke as Capt. Pat Grant
- Peter Penry-Jones as P.O. Peter Muir
- Jack Hedley as Lt. Col. John Preston
- Dan O'Herlihy as Lt. Col. Max Dodd
- Jim Norton as Capt. James Porteous
- Henri Szeps as Capt. Henri Lefevre
- Geoffrey Palmer as Doc
- Sebastian Graham Jones
- Donald Tandy as Senior French Officer