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- Comedy
- War
- 1961
- Ken Annakin
- 93 mins
- PG
Summary
Comedy starring James Robertson-Justice, Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter. When eminent radar scientist Sir Ernest Pease is captured and taken to a German PoW camp, he and his fellow captives plan an elaborate escape.
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A star rating of 3 out of 5.
David Parkinson
The key to this winning comedy is a witty script by Jack Davies and Henry Blyth that cleverly lampoons many of the conventions and stereotypes of the prisoner-of-war picture, a staple of the British film industry for over a decade. The polished playing helps, mind you. Stanley Baxter gives one of his best film performances as a PoW posing as a high-ranking Nazi in a bid to free scientist James Robertson-Justice, while the deft comic support from Leslie Phillips, Eric Sykes and the deliciously deadpan Richard Wattis is of a very high order.
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6.7/10
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rolenameSir Ernest PeaseJames Robertson-JusticeJimmy CooperLeslie PhillipsEverett / Major StampfelStanley BaxterWilloughbyEric SykesWoodcockRichard WattisInterviewerGodfrey WinnBriggsColin GordonMiss RogersJoan HaythorneGrassy GreenJohn Forrest
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rolenameDirectorKen Annakin
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Languages
English | German | French
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video and DVD
Formats
Black and white
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