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Escape from Stalag Luft 112B

During World War I Major Errol Phipps is determined to escape from Stalag Luft 112B but his attempts all fail. However all the other prisoners and the guards succeed, leaving him alone in the camp to make elaborate plans - including a tunnel system so extensive it becomes the Munich Underground. He is so obsessed with his escape plans he fails to realize that the war has ended and dies a disappointed man. He does however manage to escape from his grave after he has been buried though.

1977 |0h 30m |  Comedy

Cast

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Michael Palin

Major Errol Phipps

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Roy Kinnear

Vogel

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Timothy Carlton

Nicholson

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John Phillips

Colonel Harcourt Badger Owen

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Nicholas Day

Sgt. Major Errol

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Released

Language

English

Budget

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