Colditz DVD – Jack Hedley, Robert Wagner

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.  Starring Robert Wagner and David McCallum This classic series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle 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. One memorable episode portrays the attempts of a prisoner, Wing Commander Marsh (Michael Bryant), to get out of Colditz by feigning insanity. He succeeds, but is pushed to the limits of his sanity in the process… The Colditz – Complete Collection Box Set contains: 5 Limited Edition Art Cards A Collector Booklet Special

All 28 episodes of the 1970s BBC drama series starring Robert Wagner and David McCallum. The series portrays the tortuous experiences of Allied prisoners of war incarcerated at Colditz Castle during World War II. Purpose-built by the Nazis to hold high-risk and politically important prisoners, the prison had a reputation for being escape-proof, but this did not stop its prisoners from making many attempts to escape their captivity. The series dramatises various real events in the prison’s history from the arrival of the first British prisoners after Dunkirk until the liberation of the castle by the Americans in 1945, and also explores the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.

This classic series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle 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. One memorable episode portrays the attempts of a prisoner Wing Commander Marsh (Michael Bryant) to get out of Colditz by feigning insanity. He succeeds but is pushed to the limits of his sanity in the process…