Great Escape, The
MGM / UA (1963)
Action, Adventure, Drama, War
In Collection
#5463
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Seen ItYes
027616668028
IMDB   8.3
2 hr 52 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Steve McQueen Capt. Virgil 'The Cooler King' Hilts
James Garner Flight Lt. Bob Anthony 'The Scrounger' Hendley
Richard Attenborough Squadron Leader Roger 'Big X' Bartlett
James Donald Group Capt. Rupert 'The SBO' Ramsey
Charles Bronson Flight. Lt. Danny 'The Tunnel King' Willinski
Donald Pleasence Flight Lt. Colin 'The Forger' Blythe
James Coburn Flying Officer Louis 'The Manufacturer' Sedgwick
Hannes Messemer Col. von Luger (prison commandant)
David McCallum Lt. Cmdr. Eric 'Dispersal' Ashley-Pitt
Gordon Jackson Flight Lt. Andy MacDonald (Intelligence)
Jud Taylor Goff
John Leyton William Dickes
Angus Lennie Archiald Ives
Nigel Stock Denys Cavendish
Robert Graf Werner
Director
John Sturges
Producer John Sturges
James Clavell
Writer Paul Brickhill
James Clavell
Cinematography Daniel L. Fapp
Musician Elmer Bernstein


In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft North, a maximum security prisoner-of-war camp, designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history.
Edition Details
Distributor MGM (Video & DVD)
Chapters 32
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
24 Minute Documentary
Trivia
Production Notes
Original Theater Trailer