The Colditz Story

1955 British film by Guy Hamilton
Movie film Q2444788
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The Colditz Story

Summary

The Colditz Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Colditz Story's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Colditz Story's director is recorded as Guy Hamilton[4].
  • The Colditz Story's screenwriter is recorded as Guy Hamilton[5].
  • The Colditz Story's screenwriter is recorded as William Douglas-Home[6].
  • The Colditz Story's composer is recorded as Francis Chagrin[7].
  • The Colditz Story's genre is recorded as war film[8].
  • The Colditz Story's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Colditz Story's cast member is recorded as John Mills[10].
  • The Colditz Story's cast member is recorded as Eric Portman[11].
  • The Colditz Story's cast member is recorded as Christopher Rhodes[12].
  • The Colditz Story's cast member is recorded as Andrew Courage[13].
  • The Colditz Story's cast member is recorded as Lionel Jeffries[14].
  • The Colditz Story's cast member is recorded as Anton Diffring[15].
  • The Colditz Story's cast member is recorded as Bryan Forbes[16].
  • The Colditz Story's cast member is recorded as Richard Wattis[17].
  • The Colditz Story's cast member is recorded as Theodore Bikel[18].
  • The Colditz Story's producer is recorded as Ivan Foxwell[19].
  • The Colditz Story's director of photography is recorded as Gordon Dines[20].
  • The Colditz Story's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0047945[21].
  • The Colditz Story's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22].
  • The Colditz Story's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[23].
  • The Colditz Story's color is recorded as color[24].
  • The Colditz Story's color is recorded as black-and-white[25].
  • The Colditz Story's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 914571[26].
  • The Colditz Story's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Colditz Story's producer is recorded as Ivan Foxwell[19]. Its director is recorded as Guy Hamilton[4]. Screenwriters include Guy Hamilton[5] and William Douglas-Home[6]. Cast members include John Mills[10], Eric Portman[11], Christopher Rhodes[12], Andrew Courage[13], Lionel Jeffries[14], and Anton Diffring[15].

Publication

The Colditz Story's publication date is recorded as +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22]. Genres include war film[8] and drama film[9].

Subject and Themes

The Colditz Story's main subject is recorded as World War II[29].

Why It Matters

The Colditz Story ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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