The Wooden Horse DVD (2007) Leo Genn, Lee (DIR) cert U Title: The Wooden Horse Leading Actor: Leo Genn Region: Region 2 Duration: 98 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Elevation Sales UK Release Date: 29 Jan 2007 Edition: Normal Classic British war drama. Set during the Second World War, the film follows a group of British POWs trying to escape from a Nazi camp through a tunnel underneath their wooden exercise horse. As their huts are too far from the boundary, one of the officers decides to start a daily gymnastics session, close to the boundary, in order to make digging a tunnel a lot easier and less likely to arouse suspicion.