The Great Escape (1963)

Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!

Directed by John Sturges2h 53mAdventure,Drama,War

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.

Rated
NR
Year
1963
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
3 July 1963
TMDB
7.9 (2946)
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Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer
Hannes Messemer
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum
David McCallum
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton
John Leyton
Willie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie
Angus Lennie
Ives 'The Mole'
Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock
Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Robert Graf
Robert Graf
Werner 'The Ferret'
Jud Taylor
Jud Taylor
Goff
Hans Reiser
Hans Reiser
Herr Kuhn
Harry Riebauer
Harry Riebauer
Stratwitch
William Russell
William Russell
Sorren
Robert Freitag
Robert Freitag
Capt. Posen
Ulrich Beiger
Ulrich Beiger
Preissen
George Mikell
George Mikell
Lt. Dietrich
Lawrence Montaigne
Lawrence Montaigne
Haynes ('Diversions')
Robert Desmond
Robert Desmond
Griffith 'Tailor'
Til Kiwe
Til Kiwe
Frick
Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss
Kramer
Tom Adams
Tom Adams
Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
K
Karl-Otto Alberty
S.S. Officer Steinach

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