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Danger Within (American title: Breakout) is a 1959 British war film set in a prisoner of war camp in Northern Italy during the summer of 1943. A combination of POW escape drama and whodunit, the movie is based upon the 1952 novel Death in Captivity by Michael Gilbert, who had been a prisoner of war held by the Italians at PG 49 in Fontanellato. [2]
Breakout: Directed by Don Chaffey. With Richard Todd, Bernard Lee, Michael Wilding, Richard Attenborough. In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape.
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- Drama, War
- Don Chaffey
- 1960-01-17
Feb 20, 2024 · Danger Within Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War II, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst. Starring: Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Michael Wilding
- 101 min
Nov 13, 2020 · https://bit.ly/3lxEcdyAn all-star cast feature in this key British war film, written by BAFTA winners Bryan Forbes and Frank Harvey and powerfully directed b...
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Overview. Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst. Don Chaffey. Director. Michael Gilbert.
400 plan to escape - one plans to betray! Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst. Cast. Crew.
Superb prisoner of war-whodunnit-melodrama crossover with a host of superb performances makes Danger Within a lost classic rediscovered.
