The Wooden Horse
Charged with high voltage excitement !
1950 | 101m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Jack Lee |
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| Writer: | Eric Williams |
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| True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 1950 |
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| Director: | Jack Lee |
| Writer: | Eric Williams |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Keywords | world war ii, prisoner of war, based on true story |
| Production Companies | British Lion Films, London Films Productions, Wessex Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Leo Genn | Peter Howard |
| David Tomlinson | Phil |
| Anthony Steel | John Clinton |
| David Greene | Nick Bennett |
| Peter Burton | Nigel |
| Patrick Waddington | Group Capt. Wardley |
| Michael Goodliffe | Robbie |
| Anthony Dawson | Pomfret |
| Bryan Forbes | Paul |
| Peter Finch | Australian in Hospital |
| Philip Dale | Bill White |
| Dan Cunningham | David |
| Russell Waters | 'Wings' Cameron |
| Franz Schafheitlin | Camp Commandant |
| Lis Løwert | Kamma |
| Jacques Brunius | André |
| Meinhart Maur | Hotel Proprietor |
| Walter Gotell | François - The Follower |
| George Hilsdon | German Sentry (uncredited) |
| Bill Travers | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Jack Carter | Watchtower Guard (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Lee | Director |
| Clifton Parker | Music |
| Ken Ritchie | Boom Operator |
| Max Rosher | Still Photographer |
| Eric Williams | Screenplay |
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A great gathering of British acting talent - Leo Genn, Anthony Steel, David Tomlinson, Stanley Baxter (and his doppelgänger) et al - in this gentle yarn about ingenuity. They want to escape from a POW camp but their tunnels keep getting discovered. Rightio, they declare; let's multi-task. We can get ... fit and at the same time start our escape tunnel from underneath the pommel horse which we can move to right beside the fence - ergo, a lot less tunnelling and freedom will soon beckon. It's a gem of a film with just enough tension to keep it interesting and just enough humour to keep it entertaining. Really is worth a look.