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The Great Escape

The Great Escape

# Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
Adventure   Drama   War
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 4,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , German , French , Russian
📆 Date Released: 1963-07-03
⌚ Running Time: 173 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.945

Beloved Cast

Steve McQueen original image
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
Steve McQueen
James Garner original image
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
James Garner
Richard Attenborough original image
Bartlett 'Big X'
Richard Attenborough
James Donald original image
Ramsey 'The SBO'
James Donald
Charles Bronson original image
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Charles Bronson
Donald Pleasence original image
Blythe 'The Forger'
Donald Pleasence
James Coburn original image
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
James Coburn
Hannes Messemer original image
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
Hannes Messemer
David McCallum original image
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
David McCallum
Gordon Jackson original image
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
Gordon Jackson
John Leyton original image
Willie 'Tunnel King'
John Leyton
Angus Lennie original image
Ives 'The Mole'
Angus Lennie
Nigel Stock original image
Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Nigel Stock
Robert Graf original image
Werner 'The Ferret'
Robert Graf
Jud Taylor original image
Goff
Jud Taylor
Hans Reiser original image
Herr Kuhn
Hans Reiser
Harry Riebauer original image
Stratwitch
Harry Riebauer
William Russell original image
Sorren
William Russell
Robert Freitag original image
Capt. Posen
Robert Freitag
Ulrich Beiger original image
Preissen
Ulrich Beiger
George Mikell original image
Lt. Dietrich
George Mikell
Lawrence Montaigne original image
Haynes ('Diversions')
Lawrence Montaigne
Robert Desmond original image
Griffith 'Tailor'
Robert Desmond
Til Kiwe original image
Frick
Til Kiwe
Heinz Weiss original image
Kramer
Heinz Weiss
Tom Adams original image
Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
Tom Adams
Karl-Otto Alberty original image
S.S. Officer Steinach
Karl-Otto Alberty

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