The Great Escape (1963)
Ratings:
7.9 (TMDb)
Released:
1963-07-03
Runtime:
2h 53m
Genres:
Adventure, Drama, War
Countries:
United States of America
Director:
John Sturges
Actors:
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer
Synopsis
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.