Oct 16, 1950
101 min
Full-HD

The Wooden Horse (1950)

True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany

Category

War Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Wessex Film Productions London Films Productions British Lion Films

Leo Genn

Peter Howard

David Tomlinson

Phil

Anthony Steel

John Clinton

David Greene

Nick Bennett

Peter Burton

Nigel

Patrick Waddington

Group Capt. Wardley

Michael Goodliffe

Robbie

Anthony Dawson

Pomfret

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