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The Great Escape(1963)
Status: Released
Date: 1963-07-03
79%
2735 Votes
Time: 2h 53m
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.
Languages: English, German, French, Russian.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $4,000,000.00
Revenue: $11,700,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
The Mirisch Company
Movie: The Great Escape
Top 10 Billed Cast
Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
Video Trailer The Great Escape
Video: Official Sizzle
Official Sizzle
Official Trailer
Original Trailer
Building An Escape Tunnel
First Escape Attempt
Hilts Get Sent To The Cooler
Homemade Moonshine
In Trouble Over Baseball
Steve McQueen Tries To Find a Way out of a POW Camp | The Great Escape | TCM
Unboxing Arrow 4K Blu-ray
All 10 videos
Official Sizzle - Trailer
Official Trailer - Trailer
Original Trailer - Trailer
Building An Escape Tunnel - Clip
First Escape Attempt - Clip
Hilts Get Sent To The Cooler - Clip
Homemade Moonshine - Clip
In Trouble Over Baseball - Clip
Steve McQueen Tries To Find a Way out of a POW Camp | The Great Escape | TCM - Clip
Unboxing Arrow 4K Blu-ray - Featurette
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