Movie Description
The Great Escape
(1963)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Sturges
- Producer : John Sturges,James Clavell
- Editor : Ferris Webster
- Cast : Steve McQueen,James Garner,Richard Attenborough,James Donald,Charles Bronson,Donald Pleasence,James Coburn,Hannes Messemer,David McCallum,Gordon Jackson,John Leyton,Angus Lennie,Nigel Stock,Robert Graf,Jud Taylor,Hans Reiser,Harry Riebauer,William Russell,Robert Freitag,Ulrich Beiger,George Mikell,Lawrence Montaigne,Robert Desmond,Til Kiwe,Heinz Weiss,Tom Adams,Karl-Otto Alberty
Cast
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Bartlett 'Big X'
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Blythe 'The Forger'
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
Willie 'Tunnel King'
Ives 'The Mole'
Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Werner 'The Ferret'
Goff
Herr Kuhn
Stratwitch
Sorren
Capt. Posen
Preissen
Lt. Dietrich
Haynes ('Diversions')
Griffith 'Tailor'
Frick
Kramer
Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
S.S. Officer Steinach
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Facts
Original TitleThe Great Escape
Status Released
Release Information
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1963-07-03
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 53m
Budget₹ 4000000
Revenue₹ 11700000
Production CompaniesThe Mirisch Company,United Artists
Genres
- Adventure
- Drama
- War
