The Wooden Horse
Year: 1950
Studio: Wessex Film Productions, London Films Productions, British Lion Films
Director: Jack Lee
Cast: Leo Genn, David Tomlinson, Anthony Steel, David Greene, Peter Burton, Patrick Waddington
Crew: Jack Lee (Director), Clifton Parker (Music), Ken Ritchie (Boom Operator), Max Rosher (Still Photographer), Eric Williams (Screenplay)
Runtime: 101 minutes
Release: Oct 16, 1950
IMDb: 6.70/10 by 25 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
A great gathering of British acting talent - Leo Genn, Anthony Steel, David Tomlinson, Stanley Baxter (and his doppelgänger) et al - in this gentle yarn about ingenuity. They want to escape from a POW camp but their tunnels keep getting discovered. Rightio, they declare; let's multi-task. We can get fit and at the same time start our escape tunnel from underneath the pommel horse which we can move to right beside the fence - ergo, a lot less tunnelling and freedom will soon beckon. It's a gem of a film with just enough tension to keep it interesting and just enough humour to keep it entertaining. Really is worth a look.