The Great Escape

The Great Escape

2017
53m
8.5

8.5/10

4 votes
Documentary History War
Overview

On March 24, 1944, in the heart of Nazi Germany, 76 British, Canadian, Norwegian and French pilots who were held in Stalag Luft III, a prison camp of the Luftwaffe, escaped. Unique testimony from the last survivors, recreations and today’s digital images sheds new light on the audacious escape.

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Companies
La Famiglia RMC Découverte RTBF CNC
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

prisoner world war ii concentration camp prisoner pow escape concentration camp survivor concentration camp escape

Quick Facts

Original Title Tunnels de guerre : la grande évasion
Release Date March 10, 2017
Status Released
Language FR
Website Visit Site

Cast

Thierry Debrune
Thierry Debrune

Narrator (voice)

Jack Lyon
Jack Lyon

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

Charles Clarke
Charles Clarke

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

David Fraser
David Fraser

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

Howard Tuck
Howard Tuck

Himself - Historian

Guy Walters
Guy Walters

Himself - Historian

Simon Pearson
Simon Pearson

Himself - Biographer

Colin Kirby-Green
Colin Kirby-Green

Himself - Captain T. Kirby-Green's Son

Key Crew

Anna Kwak-Sialelli
Writer
Anna Kwak-Sialelli
Director
Sophie Jeaneau
Executive Producer