
The Wooden Horse
1950 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 6.8
The true story of three British POWs, and their ingenious plan to escape from Nazi Germany, with the help of their trusty vaulting horse.
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-10-16
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (28 votes)
Themes
- world war ii
- prisoner of war
- based on true story
Cast & crew

Leo Genn
as Peter Howard

David Tomlinson
as Phil

Anthony Steel
as John Clinton

David Greene
as Nick Bennett

Peter Burton
as Nigel

Patrick Waddington
as Group Capt. Wardley

Michael Goodliffe
as Robbie

Anthony Dawson
as Pomfret

Bryan Forbes
as Paul

Peter Finch
as Australian in Hospital
Directed by Jack Lee