Albert R.N.

“The War's Most Daring P.O.W. Escape”

7.2(10)19531h 28m

WarHistory

The British inmates of a POW camp think they have an informer among them after several escape attempts fail. One of the prisoners constructs a dummy which they christen "Albert" and use at roll call in order to foil the German guards.

Director

Lewis Gilbert

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Cast

Anthony Steel

Lt Geoffrey Ainsworth

Jack Warner

Capt Maddox

Robert Beatty

Lt Jim Reed

Anton Diffring

Capt Schultz

William Sylvester

Texas

Eddie Byrne

Joe

Guy Middleton

Bongo

Paul Carpenter

Fred

Michael Balfour

Hank

Moultrie Kelsall

Henry

Frederick Valk

Camp Kommandant

Frederick Schiller

Herman

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1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

Lewis Gilbert has put together quite a good cast for this light-hearted wartime tale of POWs who find quite an innovative way of escaping and goon-baiting at the same time. Jack Warner ("Maddox") heads up the Allied side while Frederick Valk the Nazi one - and battle commences. The allies have a secret weapon - well, two actually. One is "Ainsworth" (Anthony Steel) who invents the other - "Albert"...