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The Great Escape (1963)

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

173 minAdventureDramaWar
TMDb7.9/102,883 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: John Sturges

Cast

Steve McQueen as Hilts 'The Cooler King'

Steve McQueen

Hilts 'The Cooler King'

James Garner as Hendley 'The Scrounger'

James Garner

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Richard Attenborough as Bartlett 'Big X'

Richard Attenborough

Bartlett 'Big X'

James Donald as Ramsey 'The SBO'

James Donald

Ramsey 'The SBO'

Charles Bronson as Danny 'Tunnel King'

Charles Bronson

Danny 'Tunnel King'

Donald Pleasence as Blythe 'The Forger'

Donald Pleasence

Blythe 'The Forger'

James Coburn as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

James Coburn

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

Hannes Messemer as Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

Hannes Messemer

Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

David McCallum as Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

David McCallum

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

Gordon Jackson as MacDonald 'Intelligence'

Gordon Jackson

MacDonald 'Intelligence'

John Leyton as Willie 'Tunnel King'

John Leyton

Willie 'Tunnel King'

Angus Lennie as Ives 'The Mole'

Angus Lennie

Ives 'The Mole'

Nigel Stock as Cavendish 'The Surveyor'

Nigel Stock

Cavendish 'The Surveyor'

Robert Graf as Werner 'The Ferret'

Robert Graf

Werner 'The Ferret'

Keywords

Plot:uniformswastikaprisonerbased on novel or booknaziescapeoptimismfreedommachinegunshowerdystopiabaseballprisoner of warclaustrophobiaattempt to escapebarbed wirebased on true storytragedysolitary confinementmotorcyclebritish officerluftwaffesoldiersaudacioushopeful
Time:world war ii1940s
Place:prisonswitzerlandprison guardprison escapealps mountains

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