The Wooden Horse (1950)
1950 · Feature film · 98 min · dir. Jack Lee
Charged with high voltage excitement !
- War
Synopsis
In a POW camp, the Nazis have placed the huts far from the boundary so that any escape tunnel would have to be a long one. One British officer has the idea of starting a daily gynmastics routine using a vaulting horse: they can place it near the boundary and start a tunnel from under it. He and two others do escape the camp by this means and plan to make for neutral Sweden. To do that, they'll not only have to move around without arousing any suspicions, but also find a stranger from a neutral…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Jack Lee
- Writer
- Eric Williams
- Studio
- Wessex Film Productions, London Films Productions, British Lion Films
- Released
- 1950-10-16
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total
- Running time
- 98 minutes
Cast & crew
Jack Lee Director
Jacques Brunius
Leo Genn
David Tomlinson
Lis Løwert
Bryan Forbes
Anthony Dawson
David Greene
Anthony Steel
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · The Wooden Horse reality gem · DamianF6793 · 2022-09-16
A good ripping escape story from WW2 based on true events. Plot is more realistic and watch able than some more modern ww2 film efforts which focus on the meat grinder aspect of the conflict.
