Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6532 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-01-29
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Full Screen, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 98 minutes

Synopsis
War drama, where a bunch of British prisoners of war attempt to escape from a Nazi prison camp by tunnelling under a vaulting horse. Based on a novel by Eric Williams.

Customer Reviews

A wonderful TRUE film!
Gosh the review on for the wooden Horse says that it is based on story book! Nothing coukd be further from the truth.

The Wooden Horse is an amazing true story, one that needs to be known as true. A wonderful film full of action and realism. Plus great acting!

Not a novel
The Amazon reviewer calls the Eric Wiliams book 'The Wooden Horse' a novel. Wrong! This escape from Stalag Luft 3 (later the setting for the Great Escape) is a true story. The escape by 3 British officers was made by means of tunnelling under a vaulting horse.
For those who wish to read the story I recommend 'The Wooden Horse' by Eric Williams or in my opinion the better account 'Stolen Journey' by Oliver Philpot. The later is an excellent read. I also recommend this film. Well made and accurate.

Based on a true story - "Rattling Good Yarn"
This is the amazing story of how three British servicemen escaped from Germany during the last war. The problem they faced was that the huts were too far away from the wire for them to dig a successful tunnel - the answer was to move the start of the tunnel closer to the wire! To achieve this, the prisoners began an exercise regime using a home made box-horse. Having established this program they then sited the tunnel entrance inside the horse and underneath the eyes and guns of the German sentries and compound guards. They dug for months, some times leaving the horse unattended whilst they ran around the compound, but they finally escaped and made a successful "home run".

Yes this film is dated, and yes it is in black and white, but it graphically shows the determination of our fighting men under adversity - in this case, possibly it was that wrinkly in the corner of your pub nursing a pint!

Someone one said that "Truth is stranger that fiction"; it is, and without the assistance of Hollywood!