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The Great Escape

(1963)

Adventure, Drama, War

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2hrs 53m

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.

Score

79

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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'

Jud Taylor as Goff

Jud Taylor

** Goff

Hans Reiser as Herr Kuhn

Hans Reiser

** Herr Kuhn

Harry Riebauer as Stratwitch

Harry Riebauer

** Stratwitch

William Russell as Sorren

William Russell

** Sorren

Robert Freitag as Capt. Posen

Robert Freitag

** Capt. Posen

Ulrich Beiger as Preissen

Ulrich Beiger

** Preissen

George Mikell as Lt. Dietrich

George Mikell

** Lt. Dietrich

Lawrence Montaigne as Haynes ('Diversions')

Lawrence Montaigne

** Haynes ('Diversions')

Robert Desmond as Griffith 'Tailor'

Robert Desmond

** Griffith 'Tailor'

Til Kiwe as Frick

Til Kiwe

** Frick

Heinz Weiss as Kramer

Heinz Weiss

** Kramer

Tom Adams as Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')

Tom Adams

** Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')

Karl-Otto Alberty as S.S. Officer Steinach

Karl-Otto Alberty

** S.S. Officer Steinach

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