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The McKenzie Break
The McKenzie Break

The McKenzie Break

P.O.W. ... S.O.B ...

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A German U-Boat commander plans a daring escape from a PoW camp in Scotland.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

28 October 1970

Country

Ireland

Cast

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Captain Jack Connor

Helmut Griem

Helmut Griem

Kapitänleutnant Willi Schlueter

Ian Hendry

Ian Hendry

Major Perry

Jack Watson

Jack Watson

General Kerr

Horst Janson

Horst Janson

Leutnant Neuchl

Patrick O'Connell

Patrick O'Connell

Sergeant Major Cox

Alexander Allerson

Alexander Allerson

Leutnant Wolff

John Abineri

John Abineri

Hauptmann Kranz

Constantine Gregory

Constantine Gregory

Lieutenant Hall

Tom Kempinski

Tom Kempinski

Leutnant Schmidt

Eric Allan

Eric Allan

Leutnant Hochbauer

Caroline Mortimer

Caroline Mortimer

A.T.S. Sergeant Bell

Mary Larkin

Mary Larkin

Corporal Jean Watt

Gregg Palmer

Gregg Palmer

Leutnant Berger

Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard

Ingenieur-Offizier Unger

David Kelly

David Kelly

Adjutant

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Ferry Captain

Ingo Mogendorf

Ingo Mogendorf

Emmet Bergin

Emmet Bergin

Barry Cassin

Barry Cassin

Martin Dempsey

Martin Dempsey

Alec Doran

Alec Doran

Conor Evans

Conor Evans

Frank Hayden

Frank Hayden

Vernon Hayden

Vernon Hayden

Lamont Johnson

Lamont Johnson

John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Des Keogh

Des Keogh

Brendan Matthews

Brendan Matthews

Mark Mulholland

Mark Mulholland

Desmond Perry

Desmond Perry

Joe Pilkington

Joe Pilkington

Franz Van Norde

Franz Van Norde

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