Posh British officers plan to escape from a German POW camp using a vaulting horse to conceal a tunnel. This is an entertaining and exciting war film. The big flaw is that the Nazi guards are simply too nice and friendly. It would have been far more dramatic – and accurate – if the Nazis were less reasonable and more brutal, but not one gunshot is fired. It’s surprising that the film takes this approach because it was clearly made as pro-Brit propaganda. And what would show British resilience and bravery in overcoming adversity better than a truly scary enemy?
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