Colditz Exhibition

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2329
Date Released
21 Jan 1974
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Colditz Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: At the Imperial War Museum in London, The Colditz Exhibition - an exhibition displaying escape equipment and various articles made by the prisoners. SHOTLIST: GV Colditz Castle. LV ditto. SV interior mock up models representing prisoners in an escape attempt (wax models of BBC actors). SV ditto pan down to camp newspaper. CU camp newspaper. SV model prisoners pan down to them fixing home-made rope round prisoner before launching him out of window. CU fixing home-made rope round prisoner. CU officer prisoner watching. CU Prisoner’s face (David McCallum). FULL CU German soldier’s eyes zoom back to German soldier. CU plan of Colditz Castle indicating planned tunnels. GV exterior Imperial War Museum London. SV large sign Colditz Escape Exhibition. CU prisoner escaping through hole at rear of toilet seat through wall zoom back to prisoner going down hole & toilet seat. SV prisoner escaping down hole in lav. floor. SV glider made by prisoners, 32’ wingspan - to be launched from sloping roof, one of builders Flight Lieutenant. Jack Best MBE now 62 year old farmer - in attic of Colditz Castle. SV pan same glider on view in Imperial War Museum. CU saw, zoom
Keywords
War veterans; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Food and cooking; Aviation; Communications; Prisoners of war; Fashion and costume; Military; History and archaeology; Inventions and discoveries; Exhibitions and shows; Disabled persons
Locations
London; Imperial War Museum
Card file number
99634
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
321
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Colditz Exhibition', British Movietone News Issue No. 2329, 21 Jan 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30202 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)