The Great Escape (1963)

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

Movie · Adventure, Drama, War · 2h 53m · Rated 7.9/10 on TMDB · Released July 3, 1963

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.

Directed by John Sturges

Cast

• Steve McQueen as Hilts 'The Cooler King'
• James Garner as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
• Richard Attenborough as Bartlett 'Big X'
• James Donald as Ramsey 'The SBO'
• Charles Bronson as Danny 'Tunnel King'
• Donald Pleasence as Blythe 'The Forger'
• James Coburn as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
• Hannes Messemer as Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
• David McCallum as Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
• Gordon Jackson as MacDonald 'Intelligence'
• John Leyton as Willie 'Tunnel King'
• Angus Lennie as Ives 'The Mole'

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