Colditz (1972)

Colditz

Colditz is a British television series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle when designated Oflag IV-C during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.

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David McCallum
David McCallum
as Flt. Lt. Simon Carter
Bernard Hepton
Bernard Hepton
as Kommandant
Christopher Neame
Christopher Neame
as Lt. Dick Player
Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke
as Capt. Pat Grant
Peter Penry-Jones
Peter Penry-Jones
as P.O. Peter Muir
Jack Hedley
Jack Hedley
as Lt. Col. John Preston
Dan O'Herlihy
Dan O'Herlihy
as Lt. Col. Max Dodd
Jim Norton
Jim Norton
as Capt. James Porteous
Henri Szeps
Henri Szeps
as De Croissat as Capt. Henri Lefevre
Geoffrey Palmer
Geoffrey Palmer
as Doc
Sebastian Graham Jones
Sebastian Graham Jones
as Capt. Walsh as
Donald Tandy
Donald Tandy
as Senior French Officer
Gertan Klauber
Gertan Klauber
as German Radio Announcer (voice) as Korporal Henneberg
Joanna David
Joanna David
as Cathy Carter
Michael Harding
Michael Harding
as Senior Dutch Officer
Werner Abrolat
Werner Abrolat
as German Farmer
Leonard Fenton
Leonard Fenton
as Unterfeldwebel Ernst Krueger
Ed Bishop
Ed Bishop
as Lt. Col. Harrity
Michael Gwynn
Michael Gwynn
as Standardtenführer Hessler
George Mikell
George Mikell
as Col. Cybulski
Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman
as Richtman
Prentis Hancock
Prentis Hancock
as Lt. Ian McDonald
Ray Smith
Ray Smith
as Hans Hugenberg
Edward Underdown
Edward Underdown
as Col. Mansell
Edward Kelsey
Edward Kelsey
as French Doctor
Richard Heffer
Richard Heffer
as Capt. Tim Downing
Geoffrey Toone
Geoffrey Toone
as President of the Court
John Snagge
John Snagge
as British Radio Announcer (voice)
Roy Boyd
Roy Boyd
as Dougal MacLean
Richard Eden
Richard Eden
as Pole
Michael Bryant
Michael Bryant
as W / Cdr George Marsh
Mark McManus
Mark McManus
as Lt. Cameron
Anthony Valentine
Anthony Valentine
as Major Horst Mohn
Leo Britt
Leo Britt
as Lutz
Hans Meyer
Hans Meyer
as Hauptmann Franz Ulmann
John Ringham
John Ringham
as Major Dalby
Jeremy Kemp
Jeremy Kemp
as Sq. Ldr. Tony Shaw
Robert Wagner
Robert Wagner
as Major Phil Carrington
Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock
as Gestapo Officer One
Michael Gough
Michael Gough
as Major Schaeffer
Ralph Michael
Ralph Michael
as Bauman
Jonathan Lynn
Jonathan Lynn
as Bergman
Ian McCulloch
Ian McCulloch
as Larry Page
Ray Barrett
Ray Barrett
as Flt. Lt. Jack Collins
Bernard Kay
Bernard Kay
as Hartwig
Michael Ensign
Michael Ensign
as Lt. Dave Olding
Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton
as Padre
Sean Arnold
Sean Arnold
as Volkssturm
John Savident
John Savident
as Capt. Meegeren
David King
David King
as Obergruppenfuhrer Berger
Michael Sheard
Michael Sheard
as Kommandant
George Pravda
George Pravda
as Gen. János Ustasy
Noel Johnson
Noel Johnson
as Devenish
Peter Sproule
Peter Sproule
as German Corporal
Peter Barkworth
Peter Barkworth
as Brauner
John Bryans
John Bryans
as German Guard
James Greene
James Greene
as Adjutant
Ronald Lacey
Ronald Lacey
as Major Zibnek
Terrence Hardiman
Terrence Hardiman
as Gestapo Officer Two
Michael Elwyn
Michael Elwyn
as Palmer
Oscar Quitak
Oscar Quitak
as Kommandant Esslin
Peter Whitaker
Peter Whitaker
as Doctor
Stuart Fell
Stuart Fell
as Lt. Beausire
John Nightingale
John Nightingale
as Capt. De L'Aubenque
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Six from colditz

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The undefeated

  • 1x2

    Missing, presumed dead

  • 1x3

    Name, rank and number

  • 1x4

    Welcome to colditz

  • 1x5

    Maximum security

  • 1x6

    The spirit of freedom

  • 1x7

    Lord, didn't it rain

  • 1x8

    The traitor

  • 1x9

    Bribery and corruption

  • 1x10

    Tweedledum

  • 1x11

    Court martial

  • 1x12

    Murder?

  • 1x13

    The way out

  • 1x14

    Gone away (1)

  • 1x15

    Gone away (2)

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Arrival of a hero

  • 2x2

    Ghosts

  • 2x3

    Odd man in

  • 2x4

    The guests

  • 2x5

    Frogs in the well

  • 2x6

    Ace in the hole

  • 2x7

    French leave

  • 2x8

    The gambler

  • 2x9

    Senior american officer

  • 2x10

    Very important person

  • 2x11

    Chameleon

  • 2x12

    Death sentence

  • 2x13

    Liberation

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