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Escape from Stalag Luft 112 B

  • Episode aired Oct 4, 1977
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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7.7/10
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Ripping Yarns (1976)
AdventureComedy

During World War I Major Errol Phipps is determined to escape from Stalag Luft 112B but his attempts all fail. However all the other prisoners and the guards succeed, leaving him alone in th... Read allDuring World War I Major Errol Phipps is determined to escape from Stalag Luft 112B but his attempts all fail. However all the other prisoners and the guards succeed, leaving him alone in the camp to make elaborate plans - including a tunnel system so extensive it becomes the Mun... Read allDuring World War I Major Errol Phipps is determined to escape from Stalag Luft 112B but his attempts all fail. However all the other prisoners and the guards succeed, leaving him alone in the camp to make elaborate plans - including a tunnel system so extensive it becomes the Munich Underground. He is so obsessed with his escape plans he fails to realize that the war ... Read all

  • Director
    • Jim Franklin
  • Writers
    • Michael Palin
    • Terry Jones
  • Stars
    • Michael Palin
    • Roy Kinnear
    • John Phillips
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    357
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    • Director
      • Jim Franklin
    • Writers
      • Michael Palin
      • Terry Jones
    • Stars
      • Michael Palin
      • Roy Kinnear
      • John Phillips
    • 2User reviews
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    Michael Palin
    Michael Palin
    • Major Errol Phipps…
    Roy Kinnear
    Roy Kinnear
    • Vogel
    John Phillips
    John Phillips
    • Colonel Harcourt Badger Owen
    Timothy Carlton
    Timothy Carlton
    • Nicholson
    David Griffin
    David Griffin
    • Attenborough
    Julian Hough
    • Biolek
    David English
    • 2nd Guard
    Roland MacLeod
    • Dusty
    • (as Roland Macleod)
    Nicholas Day
    Nicholas Day
    • Sgt. Major Errol
    Hugh Janes
    • Carter
    Philip Graham
    • Ginger
    James Charles
    • Walcott
    Glen Cunningham
    • Bo Bo
    • (as Glen Cunningham)
    David Machin
    • Tosh
    Ronald Fletcher
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Jonathan Beales
    • German Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Vaughan Collins
    • German Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Dennis Costello
    • Vicar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jim Franklin
    • Writers
      • Michael Palin
      • Terry Jones
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    • Goofs
      Michael Palin's character is introduced at the start of the episode as Major Errol Phipps, however the gravestone at the end of the episode bears the inscription Major Edwin Phipps.
    • Connections
      References The Great Escape (1963)
    • Soundtracks
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      Music by Syd Dale

      KPM Music Ltd

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 1977 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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