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poster movie The Great Escape

The Great Escape (1963)

NR

1963-07-03

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • War

2h 53m

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.

  • James ClavellScreenplay
  • Paul BrickhillNovel
  • W.R. BurnettScreenplay
  • John SturgesDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleThe Great Escape

Budget$4,000,000.00

Revenue$11,700,000.00

Casts

  • Profile Steve McQueen with character Hilts 'The Cooler King'

    Steve McQueen

    Hilts 'The Cooler King'

  • Profile James Garner with character Hendley 'The Scrounger'

    James Garner

    Hendley 'The Scrounger'

  • Profile Richard Attenborough with character Bartlett 'Big X'

    Richard Attenborough

    Bartlett 'Big X'

  • Profile James Donald with character Ramsey 'The SBO'

    James Donald

    Ramsey 'The SBO'

  • Profile Charles Bronson with character Danny 'Tunnel King'

    Charles Bronson

    Danny 'Tunnel King'

  • Profile Donald Pleasence with character Blythe 'The Forger'

    Donald Pleasence

    Blythe 'The Forger'

  • Profile James Coburn with character Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

    James Coburn

    Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

  • Profile Hannes Messemer with character Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

    Hannes Messemer

    Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

  • Profile David McCallum with character Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

    David McCallum

    Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

  • Profile Gordon Jackson with character MacDonald 'Intelligence'

    Gordon Jackson

    MacDonald 'Intelligence'

  • Profile John Leyton with character Willie 'Tunnel King'

    John Leyton

    Willie 'Tunnel King'

  • Profile Angus Lennie with character Ives 'The Mole'

    Angus Lennie

    Ives 'The Mole'

  • Profile Nigel Stock with character Cavendish 'The Surveyor'

    Nigel Stock

    Cavendish 'The Surveyor'

  • Profile Robert Graf with character Werner 'The Ferret'

    Robert Graf

    Werner 'The Ferret'

  • Profile Jud Taylor with character Goff

    Jud Taylor

    Goff

  • Profile Hans Reiser with character Herr Kuhn

    Hans Reiser

    Herr Kuhn

  • Profile Harry Riebauer with character Stratwitch

    Harry Riebauer

    Stratwitch

  • Profile William Russell with character Sorren

    William Russell

    Sorren

  • Profile Robert Freitag with character Capt. Posen

    Robert Freitag

    Capt. Posen

  • Profile Ulrich Beiger with character Preissen

    Ulrich Beiger

    Preissen

  • George Mikell

    Lt. Dietrich

  • Profile Lawrence Montaigne with character Haynes ('Diversions')

    Lawrence Montaigne

    Haynes ('Diversions')

  • Profile Robert Desmond with character Griffith 'Tailor'

    Robert Desmond

    Griffith 'Tailor'

  • Profile Til Kiwe with character Frick

    Til Kiwe

    Frick

  • Profile Heinz Weiss with character Kramer

    Heinz Weiss

    Kramer

  • Profile Tom Adams with character Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')

    Tom Adams

    Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')

  • Karl-Otto Alberty

    S.S. Officer Steinach