The Great Escape (1963)
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
Starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough
Directed by John Sturges
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.
Runtime: 173 min.
Rating: 8.0
DVD 2-Disc Collectors Set
Languages: Deutsch,English,French,Russian
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Adventure,Drama,History,Thriller,War
Keywords: based on novel or book,optimism,switzerland,baseball,famous score,prisoner,shower,world war ii,prisoner of war,claustrophobia,nazi,machinegun,dystopia,attempt to escape,uniform,freedom,based on a true story,prison guard,tragedy,escape,swastika,barbed wire,solitary confinement,motorcycle,alps mountains
Cast
Captain Hilts
Flight Lt. Hendley
Roger Bartlett
Group Capt. Ramsey 'The SBO'
Flight Lt. Danny Velinski
Flight Lt. Colin Blythe 'The Forger'
Flying Officer Louis Sedgwick 'The Manufacturer'
Kommandant von Luger
Lt. Cmdr. Eric Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Flight Lt. Sandy MacDonald 'Intelligence'
Flight Lt. William Dickes 'The Tunneler'
Flying Officer Archibald Ives 'The Mole'
Flight Lt. Denys Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Werner 'The Ferret'
Goff
Herr Kuhn
Stratwitch
Sorren
Capt. Posen
Preissen
Lt. Dietrich
Haynes ('Diversions')
Griffith 'Tailor'
Frick
Kramer
Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
S.S. Officer Steinach
British Officer Charlie (uncredited)