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The Great Escape( 1963)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Steve McQueen

      Hilts 'The Cooler King'

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      James Garner

      Hendley 'The Scrounger'

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      Richard Attenborough

      Bartlett 'Big X'

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      James Donald

      Ramsey 'The SBO'

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      Charles Bronson

      Danny 'Tunnel King'

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      Donald Pleasence

      Blythe 'The Forger'

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      James Coburn

      Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

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      Hannes Messemer

      Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

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      David McCallum

      Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

    10. cast image

      Gordon Jackson

      MacDonald 'Intelligence'

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      John Leyton

      Willie 'Tunnel King'

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      Angus Lennie

      Ives 'The Mole'

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      Nigel Stock

      Cavendish 'The Surveyor'

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      Robert Graf

      Werner 'The Ferret'

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      Jud Taylor

      Goff

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      Hans Reiser

      Herr Kuhn

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      Harry Riebauer

      Stratwitch

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      William Russell

      Sorren

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      Robert Freitag

      Capt. Posen

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      Ulrich Beiger

      Preissen

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      George Mikell

      Lt. Dietrich

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      Lawrence Montaigne

      Haynes ('Diversions')

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      Robert Desmond

      Griffith 'Tailor'

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      Til Kiwe

      Frick

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      Heinz Weiss

      Kramer

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      Tom Adams

      Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')

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      Karl-Otto Alberty

      S.S. Officer Steinach

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    Review 3Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    10
    Written by John Chard on Mon Sep 02 2019
    Not just great, simply magnificent more like! "Wait a minute, you aren't seriously suggesting that if I get thru the wire and case everything out there, and don't get picked up, to turn myself in and get thrown in the cooler for a couple of months so you can get the information you need" Smart, witty and directed with adroit hands by John Sturges, The Great Escape is standing the test of time as a joyous multi cast family favourite. Based on the real accounts of allied soldiers escaping en mass from a German POW camp back in 1942, the film is involving from start to finish, due in the mai...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4000000.00

    Revenue

    11700000.00

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