The Great Escape
“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.
Director
John Sturges
Writer
James Clavell
Studio
The Mirisch Company
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$12M
Vote Count
2,921
Cast
Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler Ki...
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scroung...
Richard Attenborou...
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufactur...
Hannes Messemer
Von Luger 'The Komma...
David McCallum
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispers...
Gordon Jackson
MacDonald 'Intellige...
John Leyton
Willie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie
Ives 'The Mole'
Nigel Stock
Cavendish 'The Surve...
Robert Graf
Werner 'The Ferret'
Jud Taylor
Goff
Hans Reiser
Herr Kuhn
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