The McKenzie Break (1970)

THE MCKENZIE BREAK  (1970)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Lamont Johnson
    Brian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian Hendry,
    Jack Watson, Patrick O'Connell, Horst Janson
A World War Two prison-camp movie with a twist: The camp is in Scotland, the prisoners are German, and an Irish intelligence officer (Brian Keith) has been assigned to find out whatever he can about an expected escape attempt. It's like "The Great Escape" flipped inside out, a good, well-paced thriller and an evenly matched cat-and-mouse game between Keith's Captain Connor and the captured U-boat captain played by Helmut Griem. Keith's performance, accent and all, is as sardonic as it is commanding.