
The Great Escape
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
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.
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About The Great Escape
- Directors
- John Sturges
- Cast
- Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, War
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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