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I had read the David Horwath 1955 book "Escape Alone" (also published under the title "We Die Alone") about 60 years ago. If left a lasting impression on me of the lengths that people had to go through in defeating the Nazis. This film appears to be a fairly accurate account of what Jan Baalsrud had to endure to escape from his Nazi pursuers. It is not easy to watch, and I found it very emotional, already knowing the story. Do watch it. As much as I love the usual war films (especially my favourite, Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton winning the war on their afternoon off - also known as Where Eagles' Dare) this is the sort of film that the younger generation needs to watch to appreciate what the wartime generation had to live through in order that we might have the freedoms we enjoy today.

My girlfriend dragged me to see it at the cinema when it first came out. Even after 45 years I still enjoy watching it. It's simplistic but great fun. Jim Dale is great. Watch how to eat in a transport cafe when the cutlery is chained to the table. Dinsdale Landon is excellent as the obnoxious army officer. "If 007 can do it so can I" as he tries the impossible in the staff car (he'd seen Diamonds are Forever).

At least there are some English actors, with real accents. Not surprisingly Richard Basehart's accent is hilarious - but better than Dick van Dyke's Cockney. While far from the best Columbo, this is a favourite as I was studying at Imperial College at the time and saw the crew preparing for the scenes. At one point there were a lot of jeering students (definitely 'Miners' - Imperial College graduates will understand) interrupted things. For this reason it brings back very happy memories of College days.

The "London Wax Museum" is not, as was stated in an earlier review, Imperial College. It's the entrance to the Royal College of Music, which is surrounded by Imperial College. The RCM would have got the cash, not IC. The Ipcress File scenes were further east, on the corner of Exhibition Road and Prince Consort Road. I spent two years living almost opposite the RCM, so knew the area very well.