The War's Most Daring P.O.W. Escape
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.
Albert R.N. (1953) is a war and history film directed by Lewis Gilbert, released on November 23, 1953 with a runtime of 1h 28m. It stars Anthony Steel, Jack Warner, Robert Beatty and Anton Diffring. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 12 ratings.
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Anthony Steel
as Lt Geoffrey Ainsworth
Jack Warner
as Capt Maddox
Robert Beatty
as Lt Jim Reed
Anton Diffring
as Capt Schultz
William Sylvester
as Texas
Eddie Byrne
as Joe
Guy Middleton
as Bongo
Paul Carpenter
as Fred
Michael Balfour
as Hank
Moultrie Kelsall
as Henry
Frederick Valk
as Camp Kommandant
Frederick Schiller
as Herman
Directed by Lewis Gilbert.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 12 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on November 14, 2022
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Albert R.N. (1953) is available to stream on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Albert R.N. (1953) includes Anthony Steel, Jack Warner, Robert Beatty, Anton Diffring and William Sylvester. The film was directed by Lewis Gilbert. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Albert R.N. was released on November 23, 1953 and runs for 1h 28m.
Albert R.N. (1953) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 12 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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