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The Great Escape

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

19632h 53mAdventure · Drama · War

Released

July 3, 1963

7.9

TMDB Score

79% match · 2,983 votes

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About the Movie

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AdventureDramaWar

Synopsis

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.

DirectorJohn Sturges

Released: July 3, 1963
Runtime: 2h 53m
Status: Released
Original language: English
Budget: $4.0M
Box office: $11.7M
Studios: The Mirisch Company, United Artists

Top Billed Cast

Steve McQueen

Hilts 'The Cooler King'

James Garner

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Richard Attenborough

Bartlett 'Big X'

James Donald

Ramsey 'The SBO'

Charles Bronson

Danny 'Tunnel King'

Donald Pleasence

Blythe 'The Forger'

James Coburn

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

Hannes Messemer

Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

David McCallum

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

Gordon Jackson

MacDonald 'Intelligence'

John Leyton

Willie 'Tunnel King'

Angus Lennie

Ives 'The Mole'

Nigel Stock

Cavendish 'The Surveyor'

Robert Graf

Werner 'The Ferret'

Jud Taylor

Goff

Hans Reiser

Herr Kuhn

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