Rent The McKenzie Break (1970)
3.4 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 42min
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- Synopsis:
- Brian Keith stars as Captain Jack Connor, a fast-talking, hard-drinking, tough-as-nails Irishman assigned to investigate an impending escape by a group of German POWs led by the charismatic Kapitan Schleutter (Helmut Griem). The camp commander (Ian Hendry) has been unable to contain the prisoners, but Connor's brash and unusual approach solves the problem... for a while. In a race against time - and with growing animosity from the commander - Connor surpasses even his own previous unorthodox methods when he devises a scheme so daring that it will either make him a hero... or prove to be the most fatal mistake of his career.
- Actors:
- Brian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian Hendry, Jack Watson, Patrick O'Connell, Horst Janson, Alexander Allerson, John Abineri, Constantine Gregory, Tom Kempinski, Eric Allan, Caroline Mortimer, Mary Larkin, Gregg Palmer, Michael Sheard
- Directors:
- Lamont Johnson
- Writers:
- William W. Norton, Sidney Shelley
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics
- Collections:
- WWII Films: Beaches, Oceans and Camps
- Countries:
- Ireland
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Reviews (1) of The McKenzie Break
Excellent 1970 POW escape movie - The McKenzie Break review by PV
I think I watched this on TV as a boy BUT I do not think it has been shown since, possibly because of its non-pc language regarding possibly gay German POWs. That is a shame as it is a really decent film.
Original, well-acted and not much dated since 1970. Based on a novel.
4 stars.
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