Arnhem: The Story of an Escape

War

Drama

TV Movie

Graeme Warrack was Divisional Chief Doctor of the 1st Airborne Division at the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. With other doctors, medical personnel and padres, he stayed behind with the wounded. The first improvised hospital was a German-occupied Dutch military barracks at Apeldoorn. From here, the wounded were transported to prisoner of war camps in Germany. As the last of the wounded left, Colonel Warrack escaped.

Production Companies

BBC

Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)

Cast

Carl Duering

Carl Duering

Lt.Narka
John Hallam

John Hallam

Graeme Warrack
John Nettles

John Nettles

Theo Redman
Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Finnegan
Tom Jansen

Tom Jansen

Dutch guide
Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

Ss Sergeant Major
Niek Pancras

Niek Pancras

Piet van Arnhem

Release date

17th Nov 1976

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Nederlands, English