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The Great Escape (1963)

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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John Sturges profile
John Sturges

Director

James Clavell profile
James Clavell

Screenplay

Cast

Steve McQueen profile
Steve McQueen

Hilts 'The Cooler King'

James Garner profile
James Garner

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Richard Attenborough profile
Richard Attenborough

Bartlett 'Big X'

James Donald profile
James Donald

Ramsey 'The SBO'

Charles Bronson profile
Charles Bronson

Danny 'Tunnel King'

Donald Pleasence profile
Donald Pleasence

Blythe 'The Forger'

James Coburn profile
James Coburn

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

Hannes Messemer profile
Hannes Messemer

Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

David McCallum profile
David McCallum

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

Gordon Jackson profile
Gordon Jackson

MacDonald 'Intelligence'

John Leyton profile
John Leyton

Willie 'Tunnel King'

Angus Lennie profile
Angus Lennie

Ives 'The Mole'

Steve McQueen profile
Steve McQueen

Hilts 'The Cooler King'

James Garner profile
James Garner

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Richard Attenborough profile
Richard Attenborough

Bartlett 'Big X'

James Donald profile
James Donald

Ramsey 'The SBO'

Charles Bronson profile
Charles Bronson

Danny 'Tunnel King'

Donald Pleasence profile
Donald Pleasence

Blythe 'The Forger'

James Coburn profile
James Coburn

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

Hannes Messemer profile
Hannes Messemer

Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

David McCallum profile
David McCallum

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

Gordon Jackson profile
Gordon Jackson

MacDonald 'Intelligence'

John Leyton profile
John Leyton

Willie 'Tunnel King'

Angus Lennie profile
Angus Lennie

Ives 'The Mole'

Extra

Release Date

July 3, 1963

Original Language

English, German, French, Russian

Budget

$4,000,000.00

Production Company

The Mirisch Company logoUnited Artists logo

Available On

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Videos

Original Trailer thumbnail
Original Trailer
Homemade Moonshine thumbnail
Homemade Moonshine
Building An Escape Tunnel thumbnail
Building An Escape Tunnel
Hilts Get Sent To The Cooler thumbnail
Hilts Get Sent To The Cooler
First Escape Attempt thumbnail
First Escape Attempt
In Trouble Over Baseball thumbnail
In Trouble Over Baseball
Official Trailer thumbnail
Official Trailer

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