
Film
The Great Escape (1963)
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
Adventure, Drama, War· Directed by John Sturges· 173 min
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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- From a barbed-wire camp- to a barbed-wire country!
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- Hours ago... Minutes ago... These men were behind barbed wire.
- What went into these few seconds... The Hell... the heroism... the high adventure... Make for the screen's great entertainment!
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- A Glorious Saga Of The R.A.F.
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- the great adventure! the great entertainment!
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Connections
Top billing
- Steve McQueen as Hilts 'The Cooler King'
- James Garner as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
- Richard Attenborough as Bartlett 'Big X'
- James Donald as Ramsey 'The SBO'
- Charles Bronson as Danny 'Tunnel King'