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Director:
Andrew L. Stone
Writers:
John Castle (biography "Charles Coward: My Life is Yours")
Andrew L. Stone (screenplay)
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Release Date:
21 December 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
War | Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
The only man ever awarded the Iron Cross by the enemy!!! more
Plot:
A British officer, captured by the Germans, tries everything he can to escape. In the process, amongst... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Poor Man's Great Escape more (25 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dirk Bogarde ... Sergant-Major Charles Coward
Maria Perschy ... Irena
Alfred Lynch ... Bill Pope
Nigel Stock ... Cole
Reginald Beckwith ... Unterofficer
Richard Marner ... Schmidt
Ed Devereaux ... Aussie
Lewis Fiander ... Pringle
George Mikell ... Necke
Richard Carpenter ... Robinson
Bernard Archard
Ferdy Mayne ... German officer at French farm
George Pravda
Olaf Pooley ... Doctor
Michael Mellinger ... German sergeant
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Additional Details

Runtime:
116 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | German
Aspect Ratio:
2.00 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Norway:12 | Finland:K-8 | USA:Approved (certificate #20254) | UK:U

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Sergeant Major Coward is discussing linking up with the Polish Underground, he is told that the agent is an optician somewhere in Poland, in Breslau. Breslau was in fact a German city and did not become Polish until after WW2 when the boundaries of Poland were shifted westwards and the name changed to Wroclaw. more

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Poor Man's Great Escape, 4 June 2000
7/10
Author: Steve M

Based on a true life autobiography of a British serviceman. This film relates the tale of his relentless campaign to cause as much bother as possible while residing in a WWII POW camp.

A Good story but lacks the script, budget and catchy theme tune of the still marvellous "Great Escape".

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