MOVIE
The Great Escape
“Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!”
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.
Release / first air1963-07-03
Original languageEN
GenresAdventure, Drama, War
DirectorJohn Sturges
WriterJames Clavell
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$11,700,000
ProductionThe Mirisch Company, United Artists
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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'Part of the Collection
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