Release Date

04 Oct, 1977

Runtime

00:30: (HH:MM)

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.

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Actors

Michael Palin

Roy Kinnear

Timothy Carlton

John Phillips

David Griffin

Nicholas Day