The events presented in Albert R.N. are based on fact and took place in the prison camp, Marlag O for Naval Officers in North-West Germany during the spring of 1944.
The inmates of a German prisoner of war camp suspect they have an informant in their midst, foiling their escape plans. An officer who was an artist in his civilian life offers fresh hope, by creating a lifelike dummy – nicknamed ‘Albert’ – that can be used to cover the absence of an escapee during roll call.
Directed by Alfie director Lewis Gilbert and released in some markets as Break To Freedom. A fake POW camp was built on Headingley Heath for the film.
Lt. Geoffrey Ainsworth
Anthony Steel Capt. Maddox
Jack Warner Lt. Jim Reid
Robert Beatty Lt. ‘Texas’ Norton
William Sylvester Hauptmann Schultz
Anton Diffring Lt. Commander Joe Brennan
Eddie Byrne Capt. ‘Bongo’ Barton
Guy Middleton Lt. Fred Erickson
Paul Carpenter Lt. Henry ‘Hank’ Adams
Michael Balfour Lt. Commander Henry Dawson
Moultrie Kelsall Camp Kommandant
Frederick Valk Herman
Frederick Schiller Lt. ‘Schoolie’ Brown
Peter Jones Lt. ‘Cutter’ Craig
Geoffrey Hibbert Feldwebel
Walter Gotell
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Lewis Gilbert
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The inmates of a German prisoner of war camp suspect they have an informant in their midst, foiling their escape plans. An officer who was an artist in his civilian life offers fresh hope, by creating a lifelike dummy – nicknamed ‘Albert’ – that can be used to cover the absence of an escapee during roll call.
