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The Great Escape

1963
7.9 ⭐
2h 53m
Adventure
Drama
War
"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.

Cast & Crew
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueenHilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner
James GarnerHendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
Richard AttenboroughBartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
James DonaldRamsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Charles BronsonDanny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Donald PleasenceBlythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
James CoburnSedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer
Hannes MessemerVon Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum
David McCallumAshley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson
Gordon JacksonMacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton
John LeytonWillie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie
Angus LennieIves 'The Mole'