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(- 1963 -)

Original Title Great Escape, The Director John Sturges Genre Adventure, War, Action, Drama Released 1963-07-4 MPAA Rating None Rated 8.3

Plot Summary

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. The first half of the film is played for comedy as the prisoners mostly outwit their jailers to dig the escape tunnel. The second half is high adventure as they use boats and trains and planes to get out of occupied Europe.

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Steve McQueen as Capt. Virgil 'The Cooler King' Hilts , James Garner as Flight Lt. Bob Anthony 'The Scrounger' Hendley , Richard Attenborough as Squadron Leader Roger 'Big X' Bartlett , James Donald as Group Capt. Rupert 'The SBO' Ramsey , Charles Bronson as Flight. Lt. Danny 'The Tunnel King' Velinski , Donald Pleasence as Flight Lt. Colin 'The Forger' Blythe , James Coburn as Flying Officer Louis 'The Manufacturer' Sedgwick , Hannes Messemer as Col. von Luger (prison commandant) , David McCallum as Lt. Cmdr. Eric 'Dispersal' Ashley-Pitt , Gordon Jackson as Flight Lt. Andy MacDonald (Intelligence) , John Leyton as Flight Lt. William 'The Tunneller' Dickes , Angus Lennie as Flying Officer Archiald 'The Mole' Ives , Nigel Stock as Flight Lt. Denys 'The Surveyor' Cavendish , Robert Graf as Werner 'The Ferret' , Jud Taylor as Goff

IMDB User Comments

Steve McQueen and James Coburn After the success of 'The Magnificent Seven', McQueen and Coburn reunited together in this classic war film 'The Great Escape'. Although McQueen is isolated as the token American in the cooler, and Coburn plays an unconvincing Australian, they do have one thing in common; Bruce Lee. Both of them sign up with Bruce Lee's training school for their own personal fitness as well as to prepare Coburn for a future role that would define him (Our Man Flint). McQueen, alhtough tough as old boots already (by Bruce Lee's standards), would not require martial arts for the future role that would define him (Bullitt).

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