When several escapes at an German pow camp go wrong, the prisoners begin to think, that there is an informer revealing their plans to the enemy. Then Lt Ainsworth, an artist in civvie street, invents a model head of a fictious prisoner, who can take the place of an escaper, when the men march back from the bath house, which is situated outside the camp.

Directed by
Lewis Gilbert

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vernon Harris
Guy Morgan also play
Edward Sammis also play

Cast (in credits order)
Anthony Steel .... Lt. Geoffrey Ainsworth
Jack Warner .... Capt. Maddox
Robert Beatty .... Lt. Jim Reed
William Sylvester .... Lt. 'Texas' Norton
Michael Balfour .... Lt. Henry Adams
Guy Middleton .... Capt. Barton
Paul Carpenter .... Lt. Erickson
Moultrie Kelsall .... Cmdr. Dawson
Eddie Byrne .... Cmdr. Brennan
Geoffrey Hibbert .... Lt. Craig
Peter Jones .... Lt. Browne
Frederick Valk .... Camp Kommandant
Anton Diffring .... Capt. Schultz
Frederick Schiller .... Hermann
Walter Gotell
Peter Swanwick

Also Known As:
Break to Freedom (USA)
Marlag 'O' Prison Camp (USA) (promotional title)
Spare Man
Runtime: USA:88 min
Country: UK
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Finland:K-16 / Sweden:15

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