The Wooden Horse

1950
1h 41min

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6.9/10

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True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany.

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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaTrue story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany.True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany.True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany.

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CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb

6.9/10

1.7 k

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Nominada a1 premio BAFTA
- 1 nominación en total

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7/10

A great, hard to obtain film

The Wooden Horse was one of the first "great" escape stories from World War II, telling the true story of Eric Williams and others in their escape from Stalag-Lufft III in October of 1943. I really like this film, but had to by it on VHS from Amazon in England and get it transferred from PAL format in the U.S. I read the book when I was in hight school, after having seen a portion of the film in the early 60's on T.V. The taunt drama of Peter and John trying to escape from Germany during the war is more realistic than the treck of the escapes portrayed in the Great Escape. This film is a lost treasure, that should be made more available to American audiences.

Trivia
Peter Butterworth was one of the vaulters who covered for the real-life Wooden Horse escape. An urban myth hold that he auditioned for a part in the film after the war, but was turned down on the grounds that he didn't look convincingly heroic and athletic enough. In reality it was because he had gained a lot of weight since the end of the war and was considered to too portly to pass for an undernourished POW.

Errores
Whilst the escape is in progress, there is a quick shot of a German guard near the compound fence. His rifle has a British pattern webbing sling; the upper brass buckle can be seen clearly.

Citas
[Doctor, visiting prisoners in hospital, hears they are listening to music by Beethoven]
Doctor: Ah, Beethoven. He is a good German.
Prisoner: [calls out from the background] Yes. He's dead.