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1963

The Great Escape

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

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.

Duration

2h 53m

Released

July 3, 1963

Revenue

$11,700,000

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Cast27

  • Steve McQueen
  • James Garner
  • Richard Attenborough
  • James Donald
  • Charles Bronson
  • Donald Pleasence
  • James Coburn
  • Hannes Messemer
  • David McCallum

Part ofThe The Great Escape Collection

Includes The Great Escape (1963), and The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988).

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