

The Great Escape
1963 · Movie · 2h 53m · NR
AdventureDramaWar
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
86/100
Key crew
- John SturgesDirector
- James ClavellScreenplay
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- W.R. BurnettScreenplay
Cast
- Steve McQueenHilts 'The Cooler King'
- James GarnerHendley 'The Scrounger'
- Richard AttenboroughBartlett 'Big X'
- James DonaldRamsey 'The SBO'
- Charles BronsonDanny 'Tunnel King'
- Donald PleasenceBlythe 'The Forger'
- James CoburnSedgwick 'Manufacturer'
- Hannes MessemerVon Luger 'The Kommandant'
- David McCallumAshley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
- Gordon JacksonMacDonald 'Intelligence'
- John LeytonWillie 'Tunnel King'
- Angus LennieIves 'The Mole'
Stills
Movies like The Great Escape
Shows like The Great Escape
Themes
prisonuniformswastikaprisonerbased on novel or booknaziescapeoptimismfreedommachinegunswitzerlandshower























