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  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • War

The Great Escape

7.9(2674)
2h 53m
1963-07-03
EN

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.

Trailer

Cast

Steve McQueen  image
Hilts 'The Cooler King'Steve McQueen
James Garner  image
Hendley 'The Scrounger'James Garner
Richard Attenborough  image
Bartlett 'Big X'Richard Attenborough
James Donald  image
Ramsey 'The SBO'James Donald
Charles Bronson  image
Danny 'Tunnel King'Charles Bronson
Donald Pleasence  image
Blythe 'The Forger'Donald Pleasence
James Coburn  image
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'James Coburn
Hannes Messemer  image
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'Hannes Messemer
David McCallum  image
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'David McCallum
Gordon Jackson  image
MacDonald 'Intelligence'Gordon Jackson
John Leyton  image
Willie 'Tunnel King'John Leyton
Angus Lennie  image
Ives 'The Mole'Angus Lennie
Nigel Stock  image
Cavendish 'The Surveyor'Nigel Stock
Robert Graf  image
Werner 'The Ferret'Robert Graf
Jud Taylor  image
GoffJud Taylor
Hans Reiser  image
Herr KuhnHans Reiser
Harry Riebauer  image
StratwitchHarry Riebauer
William Russell  image
SorrenWilliam Russell
Robert Freitag  image
Capt. PosenRobert Freitag
Ulrich Beiger  image
PreissenUlrich Beiger

Details

Status
Released
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$11,700,000
Production Companies
The Mirisch Company, United Artists
Tagline
"Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!"