The Great Escape

1963 "Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!"

The Great Escape

8.2 | 2h53m | NR | en | Adventure

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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8.2 | 2h53m | NR | en | Adventure , Drama , History | More Info

Released: July. 04,1963 | Released Producted By: The Mirisch Company , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Steve McQueen , James Garner , Richard Attenborough

Director

Fernando Carrere

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James Garner

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Reviews

sksolomonb I enjoy this film and the excellent acting every time I see it. I never had looked up the cast list before as the main characters comprised an all-star cast. I must say I am a bit disappointed that the extras in the film were not given credit, and I mean mostly the two Frenchman operating the café, the three German officers who are the targeted customers, and the three French Resistance members who machine-gun the Germans in the drive-by shooting. I would appreciate having the names of these actors added to the cast list because this scene is a favorite of many viewers. As the two café workers appear to be the youngest actors in the film, it would be interesting to know if they still are alive.

hypercomms2001 I have to say, I understand that James Coburn is supposed to be the token Australian. This is despite the book being written by an Australian, Paul Brickhill. His Australian Accent has to be the worst in History...! That is saying a lot, because I do not know how it is difficult, for American Actors have such difficult with our accent, when it is easy for Aussies to play Americans!

DeadMan66 OK lets start from beginning. The title justifies the movie. Lots of characters are present. The first half hour you may find it boring and the sound i.e tune or music at the background would be quite disturbing/annoying but you will get used to it as the movie goes further. They showed the whole movie from planning of escape,run and again back to prison. I would definitely recommend the movie but take care of first half hour. Movie is long(about 2:50:00) and interesting.I will give 10 rating because I like escape movies and it is based on true event during world war 2. Hoping anyone find it useful. Thank you.

KineticSeoul This isn't the most exciting or suspenseful escape movie. I was actually a bit bored from time to time while sitting through this one. But I do have respect and appreciation for this ensemble piece that is based on a true story. And how it tried to stay true to what really went down. I was surprised though at how it goes in a more civilized and whimsical direction despite it being a P.O.W. film. Even the intro music is whimsical and is very iconic to the point that there has been a lot of parodies done with that music. The main reason I wanted to check this movie out was because it is on the favorite movies list from some of my favorite directors. I can however see how this movie inspired some of the other directors and how they borrowed certain ideas from this movie. Maybe it's because the director decided to take more of a upbeat approach to the story. Since the cinematography and camera-work seems to be done from a distance to get wider shots, which sort of takes away from the tension and excitement. But maybe it was to get all the characters in without leaving anyone out. The running time is actually quite long, almost hitting the three hours mark. So a better editing and tightening of the script would have made this film more effective in my opinion. This is a P.O.W. movie the whole family can sit through without it offending anyone. Although the kids will most definitely will get bored sitting through this one. Overall, this was a fresh take on this genre and I didn't mind sitting through it. It's a movie that gives ideas, but just isn't something I would want to re- watch immediately.7/10