Canada?
Haven't seen this forever, but doesn't he escape from Canada, not the UK? (All the synposis/plot guides on IMDB say he escaped Britain).
shareYep, he escapes from a transport train in Canada on route to a prison camp. He makes his way to America by crossing the frozen river into Upstate New York. It's not mentioned in the movie from what I can remember, but he makes it to Mexico City, then back to Europe where he was shot down on the Russian Front.
"Hitler! C'mon, I'll buy you a glass of lemonade."
Yes he escaped from Canada - which was technically still part of Britain at the time. The implication is that no one ever managed to escape from the UK mainland.
Just watched this movie - I rated it pretty high as an engaging film. The story of his route back to Germany and final disappearance is told in the closing credits.
Come on, Canada was definitely NOT a part of Britain during the Second World War--technically or otherwise-- although we were part of the British Commonwealth. We were, of course, allies of Britain. A lot of German and Italian POW's were held in Canada because there was lots of isolated space to keep them in. It is interesting how many of them couldn't wait to come back to Canada after the war and many did.
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The precise date of the creation of the Commonwealth is debatable. It was certainly well before WW2.
Canada achieved independence from Britain in 1867.
The Commonwealth was formed by means of the Treaty of Westminster in 1931. Canada has been a self-governing dominion since 1867. It has been a member of the Commonwealth since its inception. Canada was in NO way part of or controlled by Britain during the Second World War.
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