The Great Escape (1963)
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.
- Released
- 1963-07-03
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, War
- Runtime
- 173 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- James Clavell, John Sturges, W.R. Burnett
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 from 2988 votes
Cast
- 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'
- Donald Pleasence as Blythe 'The Forger'
- James Coburn as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
- Hannes Messemer as Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
- David McCallum as Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
- Gordon Jackson as MacDonald 'Intelligence'
- John Leyton as Willie 'Tunnel King'
- Angus Lennie as Ives 'The Mole'
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