The Great Escape

The Great Escape

1963
2h 53m
7.9

7.9/10

2,812 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Budget: $4,000,000

Revenue: $11,700,000

Language: EN

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Cast

Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen

Hilts 'The Cooler King'

James Garner
James Garner

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough

Bartlett 'Big X'

James Donald
James Donald

Ramsey 'The SBO'

Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson

Danny 'Tunnel King'

Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence

Blythe 'The Forger'

James Coburn
James Coburn

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

Hannes Messemer
Hannes Messemer

Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

David McCallum
David McCallum

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson

MacDonald 'Intelligence'

John Leyton
John Leyton

Willie 'Tunnel King'

Angus Lennie
Angus Lennie

Ives 'The Mole'

Key Crew

James Clavell
Screenplay
John Sturges
Director
John Sturges
Producer
James Clavell
Producer
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
Walter Mirisch
Executive Producer