The Great Escape
Movie
1963
2 HOURS 52 MINS
War
Drama
Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out, not only to escape, but also to draw Nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives.
Cast & Crew
Steve McQueen Capt. Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner Flight Lt. Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett 'Big X'
Charles Bronson Flight Lt. Danny Velinski 'The Tunnel King'
James Donald Group Capt. Ramsey 'The SBO'
Donald Pleasence Flight Lt. Colin Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn Flying Officer Louis Sedgwick 'The Manufacturer'
David McCallum Lt. Cmdr. Eric Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson Flight Lt. Sandy MacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton Flight Lt. William Dickes 'The Tunneler'
Angus Lennie Flying Officer Archibald Ives 'The Mole'
Nigel Stock Flight Lt. Denys Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Jud Taylor Goff
William Russell Sorren
Robert Desmond Griffith 'Tailor'
Tom Adams Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
Lawrence Montaigne Haynes ('Diversions')
Hannes Messemer Kommandant von Luger
Robert Graf Werner 'The Ferret'
Robert Freitag Capt. Posen
Karl Otto Alberty S.S. Officer Steinach
John Sturges Director
Paul Brickhill Writer (Book)
James Clavell Screenwriter
W. R. Burnett Screenwriter
John Sturges Producer
James Clavell Producer
Elmer Bernstein Original Music
Daniel L. Fapp Cinematography
Ferris Webster Film Editing
Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Fernando Carrere Art Direction
Kurt Ripberger Set Decoration
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Upcoming TV Airings
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Thursday, July 10
A group of Allied soldiers dig a tunnel out of a Nazi prison camp, pocketfuls of dirt at a time.
Tuesday, July 15
A group of Allied soldiers dig a tunnel out of a Nazi prison camp, pocketfuls of dirt at a time.
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