The Great Escape (1963)
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
- Released
- Runtime 2h 53m
- Director John Sturges
- Genres Adventure Drama War
- Rating 7.9/10 (2,943 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Steve McQueen
as Hilts 'The Cooler King'
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James Garner
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
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Richard Attenborough
as Bartlett 'Big X'
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James Donald
as Ramsey 'The SBO'
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Charles Bronson
as Danny 'Tunnel King'
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Donald Pleasence
as Blythe 'The Forger'
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James Coburn
as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
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Hannes Messemer
as Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
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David McCallum
as Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
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Gordon Jackson
as MacDonald 'Intelligence'
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John Leyton
as Willie 'Tunnel King'
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Angus Lennie
as Ives 'The Mole'
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Nigel Stock
as Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
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Robert Graf
as Werner 'The Ferret'
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Jud Taylor
as Goff
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Hans Reiser
as Herr Kuhn
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Harry Riebauer
as Stratwitch
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William Russell
as Sorren
Crew
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John Sturges
Director
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Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
- Ferris Webster Editor
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Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
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John Sturges
Producer
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James Clavell
Producer
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James Clavell
Screenplay
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W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
