The McKenzie Break
The McKenzie Break (also known as Escape) is a 1970 British war drama film directed by Lamont Johnson and starring Brian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian Hendry and Jack Watson. It was written by William W. Norton, produced by Arthur Gardner and Jules V. Levy and filmed in DeLuxe Color.
Plot
At the McKenzie prisoner of War (POW) camp in north Scotland, Kapitän zur See Willi Schlüter – a Kriegsmarine U-boat commander – challenges the authority of the camp’s by-the-book commanding officer, Major Perry. Because British officers have been shackled in Germany, Perry has been ordered to handcuff an equal number of German officers as a reprisal. The Germans refuse to appear at roll call, then ambush the British guards when they attempt to force the prisoners out of their barracks.
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| author | William W. Norton |
|---|---|
| director | Lamont Johnson |
| editor | Tom Rolf |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | air force army intelligence beat british army british army intelligence british army intelligence corps british officer british soldier capture commanding officer crime reporter escalate escape attempt escape plan fly force german officer german submarine kapitän zur see kriegsmarine luftwaffe motor torpedo boat murder prisoner of war reprisal royal navy royal ulster rifles talk torpedo boat u-boat |
| musicBy | Riz Ortolani |
| producer | Arthur Gardner Jules V. Levy |
| productionCompany | Brighton Pictures Levy-Gardner-Laven |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | war |