Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
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The Great Escape
“Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!”
PG · 8 Sept 1963 · 173 min · English
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The film
Synopsis
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 & characters
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton
Willie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie
Ives 'The Mole'
Behind the camera
Key crew
- Director
- John Sturges
- Writing
- James Clavell, Paul Brickhill, W.R. Burnett
- Cinematography
- Daniel L. Fapp
- Original music
- Elmer Bernstein
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