The Great Escape
Rated NR
172 minutes
1963
Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out, not only to escape, but also to draw Nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives. Among the prisoners determined to escape are American Captain Virgil Hilts (Steve McQueen) and British Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett (Richard Attenborough). Outwitting their captors by digging a tunnel out of the prison grounds, the soldiers find the stakes much higher when escape becomes a reality.
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Film Credits
Director: John Sturges
Producer: John Sturges and James Clavell
Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, James Donald, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton, Angus Lennie, Nigel Stock, Jud Taylor, William Russell, Robert Desmond, Tom Adams, Lawrence Montaigne, Hannes Messemer, Robert Graf, Robert Freitag and Karl Otto Alberty