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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.
- David McCallum
David Keith McCallum (19 September 1933 – 25 September 2023)...
- The Great Escape
The Great Escape is a 1950 book by Australian writer Paul...
- Angus Lennie
Angus Wilson Lennie (18 April 1930 – 14 September 2014) was...
- Donald Pleasence
Donald Henry Pleasence OBE (/ ˈ p l ɛ z ə n s /; 5 October...
- Roger Bushell
He masterminded the "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III in...
- James Donald
Early life. Donald was born in Aberdeen, the fourth son of a...
- George Mikell
George Mikell (born Jurgis Mikelaitis; 4 April 1929 – 12 May...
- Hannes Messemer
Messemer is probably best known for his role as Oberst von...
- Robert Graf
Robert Graf (November 18, 1923 – February 4, 1966) was a...
- John Leyton
John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936) is an English...
- David McCallum
List of Allied airmen from the Great Escape. The "Great Escape" was a World War II mass escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III. It resulted in the murder of 50 recaptured escapees .
The initial Nationwide Numbering Plan of 1947 established eighty-six numbering plan areas (NPAs) that conformed mainly to existing U.S. state and Canadian provincial boundaries, though fifteen states and provinces were subdivided further. Forty NPAs were mapped to entire states or provinces.
- 217, 312, 618, 815
- 216, 419, 513, 614
- 212, 315, 518, 716, 914
- 215, 412, 717, 814
Each NPA is identified by one or more numbering plan area codes (NPA codes, or area codes), consisting of three digits that are prefixed to each local telephone number having seven digits. A numbering plan area with multiple area codes is called an overlay. Area codes are also assigned for non-geographic purposes.
- 368, 403, 568, 587, 780, 825
- 204, 431, 584
- 236, 250, 257, 604, 672, 778
- 428, 506
History. In chronological order. The great Carson City prison escape (September 17, 1871), the prison break from Nevada State Prison. Stalag Luft III escape (1944), known as the "Great Escape", a World War II mass escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III.
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.
May 21, 2024 · 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 McQueen in one of his defining roles.