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Albert R.N.

The War's Most Daring P.O.W. Escape

7.3(12)19531h 28m1

The British inmates of a POW camp think they have an informer among them after several escape attempts fail. One of the prisoners constructs a dummy which they christen "Albert" and use at roll call in order to foil the German guards.

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Released
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Language
English
  • escape
  • prisoner of war
  • based on true story
  • dummy
  • prison camp

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalG1 Jun 1955
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical23 Nov 1953

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Albert R.N. was released on 23 November 1953.

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    CinemaSerf

    11/14/2022

    7/10

    Lewis Gilbert has put together quite a good cast for this light-hearted wartime tale of POWs who find quite an innovative way of escaping and goon-baiting at the same time. Jack Warner ("Maddox") heads up the Allied side while Frederick Valk the Nazi one - and battle commences. The allies have a secret weapon - well, two actually. One is "Ainsworth" (Anthony Steel) who invents the other - "Albert" - a head made of pa…

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