It's too easy to dismiss this movie as Dad's Army meets Father Ted. It's a great idea - telling the story of an Irish POW camp in the Second World War. There are some unbelievable but apparently true parts: the prisoners going to the races; the prisoners being sent back to the camp by their country if they escape; and the Irish army using blanks! It's one of those films that could have been much better but what's there is fine. The highlight was Jean Butler's fast dance. Filmed in the Isle of Man so the weather was a bit too good for an Irish setting. Also, the scene where they ride a horse from Kildare to the coast looked a bit silly.
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