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The Great Escape is a 1963 American epic war suspense adventure film starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough and featuring James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton, and Angus Lennie.
- $3.8 million
- Elmer Bernstein
- John Sturges
The Great Escape: Directed by John Sturges. With Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald. Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- John Sturges
- 1963-07-04
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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...
- (4.8K)
- Steve Mcqueen
- John Sturges
- War, Drama
The Great Escape, American war film, released in 1963, that was loosely based on the true story of an ambitious escape by Allied prisoners of war during World War II. Widely considered a classic, the movie was especially known for the direction by John Sturges and for a cast that included Steve.
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Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Based on a true story, a group of allied escape artist-type prisoners-of-war are all put in an "escape proof" camp. Their leader decides to try to take out several hundred all at once.
A classic prison-break film based on a true story of World War II, starring Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Garner, and more. Features commentaries, documentary, essay, and trailer.
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