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The Great Escape
The Great Escape

The Great Escape

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

Genres

AdventureDramaWar

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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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Budget

$4000000

Revenue

$11700000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

173 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

03 July 1963

Country

United States of America

Cast

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')

Karl-Otto Alberty

Karl-Otto Alberty

S.S. Officer Steinach

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