The Great Escape

The Great Escape

Adventure · 1963 · 2h 53m

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7.9/10 · TMDB

Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!

Overview

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.

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Cast & crew

Steve McQueenHilts 'The Cooler King'
James GarnerHendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard AttenboroughBartlett 'Big X'
James DonaldRamsey 'The SBO'
Charles BronsonDanny 'Tunnel King'
Donald PleasenceBlythe 'The Forger'
James CoburnSedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes MessemerVon Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallumAshley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon JacksonMacDonald 'Intelligence'
John LeytonWillie 'Tunnel King'
Angus LennieIves 'The Mole'
Nigel StockCavendish 'The Surveyor'
Robert GrafWerner 'The Ferret'
Jud TaylorGoff

Information

Release date
8 September 1963
Director
John Sturges
Genres
Adventure, Drama, War
Runtime
2h 53m
Country of origin
United States

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