The read
It runs a compact 30m.
Synopsis
During World War I Major Errol Phipps is determined to escape from Stalag Luft 112B but his attempts all fail. However all the other prisoners and the guards succeed, leaving him alone in the camp to make elaborate plans - including a tunnel system so extensive it becomes the Munich Underground. He is so obsessed with his escape plans he fails to realize that the war has ended and dies a disappointed man. He does however manage to escape from his grave after he has been buried though.
Ratings
TMDB9.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Jim FranklinDirector
- Michael PalinWriter
- Terry JonesWriter
Cast
- Michael PalinMajor Errol Phipps
- Roy KinnearVogel
- Timothy CarltonNicholson
- John PhillipsColonel Harcourt Badger Owen
- David GriffinAttenborough
- Nicholas DaySgt. Major Errol