The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Lewis GilbertDirector
Cast
- Anthony SteelLt Geoffrey Ainsworth
- Jack WarnerCapt Maddox
- Robert BeattyLt Jim Reed
- Anton DiffringCapt Schultz
- William SylvesterTexas
- Eddie ByrneJoe
- Guy MiddletonBongo
- Paul CarpenterFred
- Michael BalfourHank
- Moultrie KelsallHenry
- Frederick ValkCamp Kommandant
- Frederick SchillerHerman