The Great Escape (1963)2h53
Adventure · Drama · War
Director John Sturges (7.0 avg)
Also directed The Magnificent Seven, Bad Day at Black Rock, Joe Kidd, and 39 more
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.
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Cast
Steve McQueen
James Garner
Richard Attenborough
James Donald
Charles Bronson
Donald Pleasence
James Coburn
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