The Great Escape
1963 · Movie · 168 min. · United States
The German high command has filtered out all of the allies' most talented escape artists and placed them in a POW camp specifically designed to foil any unwanted departures. But as soon as they arrive, the prisoners begin to work on a series of tunnels under the direction of Roger "Big X" Bartlett (Richard Attenborough). He assigns the POWs to jobs according to their specialties. For more than a year, countless prisoners, most of whom won't be leaving, work toward an escape that will temporarily disrupt the operations of the German army.
Direction John Sturges
Cast Steve McQueen · James Garner · Charles Bronson · Richard Attenborough · James Coburn · James Donald · Donald Pleasence · David McCallum · Gordon Jackson · Angus Lennie · Hannes Messemer · John Leyton · Lawrence Montaigne · Nigel Stock
Soundtrack Elmer Bernstein
Screenplay James Clavell · W.R. Burnett · Paul Brickhill
Cinematography Daniel L. Fapp
Original title The Great Escape
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