The Great Escape

(2648)

7/3/1963

2h 53min

Adventure

Drama

War

Tagline

Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!

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.

Screenplay

James Clavell

Director

John Sturges

Screenplay

W.R. Burnett

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Status
Released
Budget
$4,000,000.00
Revenue
$11,700,000.00
Original Language
English
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John Chard 9/2/2019

Not just great, simply magnificent more like! "Wait a minute, you aren't seriously suggesting that if I get thru the wire and case everything out there, and don't get picked up, to turn myself in a ...Show More

GenerationofSwine 1/10/2023

I can't watch this any more. It's a fun movie, one that my dad made me watch as a kid. One that I loved... .... and then Eddie Izzard killed it for me. Now whenever I try to watch it all I do is th ...Show More

CinemaSerf 6/1/2024

Got to be the definition of an all star (albeit all male) cast in this gripping demonstration of just how inventive and ingenious people can be when incarcerated and facing a bleak (if any) future. Ea ...Show More