NOVA (1974)

41x12 Escape From Nazi Alcatraz

Colditz Castle, a notorious prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany, was supposed to be escape-proof. But in the dark days at the end of World War II, a group of British officers dreamt up the ultimate escape plan: in a secret attic workshop, they constructed a two-man glider out of bed sheets and floorboards. Their plan was to fly to freedom from the roof of the castle, but the war ended before they could put it to the test. Now a crack team of aero engineers and carpenters rebuild the glider in the same attic using the same materials, and they’ll do something the prisoners never got a chance to try: use a bathtub full of concrete to catapult the glider off the roof of the castle. As the hair-raising launch 90 feet up draws near, the program explores the Colditz legend and exposes the secrets of other ingenious and audacious escapes. Then, after a 70-year wait, the team finally finds out if the legendary glider plan would have succeeded.

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Colditz Castle, a notorious prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany, was supposed to be escape-proof. But in the dark days at the end of World War II, a group of British officers dreamt up the ultimate escape plan: in a secret attic workshop, they constructed a two-man glider out of bed sheets and floorboards. Their plan was to fly to freedom from the roof of the castle, but the war ended before they could put it to the test. Now a crack team of aero engineers and carpenters rebuild the glider in the same attic using the same materials, and they’ll do something the prisoners never got a chance to try: use a bathtub full of concrete to catapult the glider off the roof of the castle. As the hair-raising launch 90 feet up draws near, the program explores the Colditz legend and exposes the secrets of other ingenious and audacious escapes. Then, after a 70-year wait, the team finally finds out if the legendary glider plan would have succeeded.


Certification: TV-PG

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Aired: 15 May, 2014 at 5:00 am

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 60m

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Directed By

Paul Olding

Paul Olding

Director

Nathan Williams

Nathan Williams

Director

Gail Willumsen

Gail Willumsen

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Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson

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Adam Geiger

Adam Geiger

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Matthew Barrett

Matthew Barrett

Director

Rushmore DeNooyer

Rushmore DeNooyer

Director

Terri Randall

Terri Randall

Director

Dick Bower

Dick Bower

Director

Ian Duncan

Ian Duncan

Director

Daniel McCabe

Daniel McCabe

Director

Nick Clarke Powell

Nick Clarke Powell

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Miles O'Brien

Miles O'Brien

Director

Michael Bicks

Michael Bicks

Director

Jill Shinefield

Jill Shinefield

Director

David Chmura

David Chmura

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Jonathan Challis

Jonathan Challis

Director

Edward Hart

Edward Hart

Director

David Murdock

David Murdock

Director

Graham Russell

Graham Russell

Director

Doug Hamilton

Doug Hamilton

Director

Tom Cook

Tom Cook

Director

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Walter Corbett

Walter Corbett

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