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The Great Escape
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A powerful adventure and perhaps a different kind of comedy about the prisoner escape from Stalag Luft III in Sagan (now Żagań present in Poland) in Nazi Germany under the leadership of Hitler. Prisoners begin their mission by turning the escape from the prison by digging a tunnel to escape, but they are surprised by the presence of guards. The adventure begins for these prisoners because they use boats, trains and planes to get out of occupied Europe in an adventure that is the most insane and risky.
A powerful adventure and perhaps a different kind of comedy about the prisoner escape from Stalag Luft III in Sagan (now Żagań present in Poland) in Nazi Germany under the leadership of Hitler. Prisoners begin their mission by turning the escape from the prison by digging a tunnel to escape, but they are surprised by the presence of guards. The adventure begins for these prisoners because they use boats, trains and planes to get out of occupied Europe in an adventure that is the most insane and risky.
Actors:
John Leyton,
William Russell,
James Garner,
George Mikell,
Hans Reiser,
Robert Graf,
Ulrich Beiger,
Heinz Weiss,
Angus Lennie,
Robert Freitag,
Donald Pleasence,
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John Leyton
17 February 1936, Frinton-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK
William Russell
19 November 1924, Sunderland, England, UK
James Garner
7 April 1928, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
George Mikell
15 April 1930, Tawroggen, Lithuania
Hans Reiser
3 June 1919, Munich, Germany
Robert Graf
18 November 1923, Witten, Germany
Ulrich Beiger
26 August 1918, Munich, Germany
Heinz Weiss
12 June 1921, Stuttgart, Germany
Angus Lennie
18 April 1930, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Robert Freitag
7 April 1916, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Donald Pleasence
5 October 1919, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Director:
John Sturges
John Sturges
3 January 1910, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Country:
United States
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June 09, 2013
a slow burn which allows you to watch wildly different characters work together and form a team in spite of their differences
February 06, 2014
The Great Escape is simply great escapism.
May 23, 2013
Each group of characters get their own riveting planning sequences, all skillfully told. This is one "heist" film where knowing the details of how the escape is supposed to go down before it happens only strengthens the suspense further.
New York Times
May 09, 2005
It's a strictly mechanical adventure with make-believe men.
August 22, 2013
While it's a definite classic in the Steve McQueen gallery, it's also a masterpiece of the action genre...
April 23, 2014
This is one of the all-time great war movies, a PoW adventure from director John Sturges that celebrates the indomitable spirit of the Allied forces even when their backs were to the wall.
April 23, 2014
This is a Boys' Own Tale, and, as boys, we wanted it, cleansed of horrors, for ourselves.
March 01, 2007
Way too flabby at 168 minutes, but once this 1963 feature gets going it's good, solid stuff.
April 23, 2014
Even if you feel you know every scene backwards, there are still manifold pleasures here beyond nostalgia.
March 26, 2009
Producer-director John Sturges has fashioned a motion picture that entertains, captivates, thrills and stirs.
April 23, 2014
Watching the starry cast is always entertaining, and while The Great Escape has little new to say about war, this is really not a criticism.
June 24, 2006
Worth seeing the last half hour, if nothing else, for one of the best stunt sequences in years: McQueen's motor-cycle bid for freedom.