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The Great Escape

(1963)

July 3, 1963 2h 53m
79%
TMDB Score

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.

John Sturges

Director

Top Billed Cast

SM

Steve McQueen

Hilts 'The Cooler King'

JG

James Garner

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

RA

Richard Attenborough

Bartlett 'Big X'

JD

James Donald

Ramsey 'The SBO'

CB

Charles Bronson

Danny 'Tunnel King'

DP

Donald Pleasence

Blythe 'The Forger'

JC

James Coburn

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

HM

Hannes Messemer

Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

DM

David McCallum

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

GJ

Gordon Jackson

MacDonald 'Intelligence'

Official Trailer

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