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During WW2, German POWs in Britain plot to escape from their prison camp in Scotland.During WW2, German POWs in Britain plot to escape from their prison camp in Scotland.During WW2, German POWs in Britain plot to escape from their prison camp in Scotland.
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- TriviaIn real life no German prisoner of war held captive in Great Britain during World War II ever succeeded in escaping. One POW did however escape from a prison camp in Canada and made it back to Germany.
- GoofsAlthough it is raining heavily in many scenes, the ground remains mostly dry. There is no dirt visible on the character's clothes after they fought each other on expectedly wet sand and grass.
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Captain Jack Connor: Willi, looks like we're both in the shithouse.
- SoundtracksSYMPHONY NO.3 E-FLAT MAJOR, OP.55 -- 1st & 2nd Movements
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Whereas many supposedly modern films such as `Saving Private Ryan' play along a clear black - and - white scheme (us = good decent chaps, Germans inhuman war robots), `The McKenzie Break' goes down a different path; neither of the central characters is readily likeable or even understandable. Captain Jack Connor is an Irishman fighting on the side of the British Army, a maverick by his personality and origin and yet a representative of the status quo. His antagonist Kapitän Willi Schlüter is a fanatical Nazi, yet we unwillingly sympathize with him because, young and sharp - witted, he is a prisoner desperately trying to break free.
Because the film does not force a constructed morality on the viewer, it is truthful and keeps us in suspense; we are never able to predict the ending or even the next turn of events. `The McKenzie' break is truly a neglected gem, an honest, engaging and intelligent movie that stands out among its genre.
Because the film does not force a constructed morality on the viewer, it is truthful and keeps us in suspense; we are never able to predict the ending or even the next turn of events. `The McKenzie' break is truly a neglected gem, an honest, engaging and intelligent movie that stands out among its genre.
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- Karl Self
- Oct 21, 2001
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