The Bamboo Prison

The Bamboo Prison (1954)

Genres - Drama, War  |   Sub-Genres - Escape Film, War Drama  |   Release Date - May 31, 1954 (USA - Unknown), Jun 15, 1954 (USA)  |   Run Time - 79 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

American POWs struggle to escape from a North Korean camp. While this is basically a remake of Stalag 17, it does feature interesting scenes of a North Korean brainwashing.

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escape, war, accusation, America, atrocity, behind-enemy-lines, betrayal, brainwashing, camp, enemy, fugitive, informer, intelligence [gov't], interrogator, officer, outwit, POW/MIA, priest, prison, soldier, treason, war-atrocities