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Old 20 April 2009, 12:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Off topic: seeking name of a WWII movie
I saw a movie once in which imprisoned POWs in a German POW camp built a glider so that one of their number could fly across the border of a nearby neutral country (Switzerland, I think).

Does anyone know the name of the movie I'm talking about?
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Old 20 April 2009, 12:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Wasn't it in a castle on top of a mouton and they built it in the attic?

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Old 20 April 2009, 12:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
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The Birdmen, I think?? Doug McClure??
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Old 20 April 2009, 01:23 PM   #4 (permalink)
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That's it...

Here is a link I found on the movie.
"The Birdmen"

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Old 20 April 2009, 01:42 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Also, "Escape From Colditz"
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Old 21 April 2009, 06:10 AM   #6 (permalink)
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The Birdmen was the one I remembered -- and thank you all for the help. All I could think of was "Where Eagles Dare" which was, of course, wrong (not uncommon around these parts).
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Old 23 April 2009, 12:12 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I remember that movie from when I was very young. I've read quite a bit about Colditz Castle. It was sort of the "last stop" for the RAF prisoners who'd racked up too many escape attempts. The glider story is based on fact. It was partly constructed, but never had its chance to fly.

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WWII - COLDITZ - THE PRISON FOR ALL THE RAF "BAD BOYS" - eBay (item 300309411114 end time Apr-25-09 16:11:10 PDT)
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replica glider
A group of aviation enthusiasts under the guidance of some of the former POWs built a replica to prove the airworthiness, as the original never got its chance because the war ended. It flew quite well. The replica is now in a British museum.
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Ah, the two person glider built for the escape in The Birdmen. Interesting move.
 
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The Colditz movie with Fiennes is quite ok as far as i remember.
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