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The Great Escape  (1963)
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!


7.9|3 Jul, 1963|173 min
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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.
Language

English, 

Deutsch, 

Français, 

Pусский 


Budget$4,000,000
Revenue $11,700,000
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Casts

Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer
Hannes Messemer
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum
David McCallum
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton
John Leyton
Willie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie
Angus Lennie
Ives 'The Mole'
Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock
Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Robert Graf
Robert Graf
Werner 'The Ferret'
Jud Taylor
Jud Taylor
Goff
Hans Reiser
Hans Reiser
Herr Kuhn
Harry Riebauer
Harry Riebauer
Stratwitch
William Russell
William Russell
Sorren
Robert Freitag
Robert Freitag
Capt. Posen
Ulrich Beiger
Ulrich Beiger
Preissen
George Mikell
Lt. Dietrich
Lawrence Montaigne
Lawrence Montaigne
Haynes ('Diversions')
Robert Desmond
Robert Desmond
Griffith 'Tailor'
Til Kiwe
Til Kiwe
Frick
Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss
Kramer
Tom Adams
Tom Adams
Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
Karl-Otto Alberty
S.S. Officer Steinach

Crews

John Sturges
John Sturges
Producer
John Sturges
John Sturges
Director
James Clavell
James Clavell
Screenplay
Paul Brickhill
Novel
W.R. Burnett
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
James Clavell
James Clavell
Producer
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Daniel L. Fapp
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
Ferris Webster
Editor
Fernando Carrere
Art Direction
Walter Mirisch
Walter Mirisch
Executive Producer
Jay Sebring
Jay Sebring
Hair Designer
Loren Janes
Loren Janes
Stunt Double
Robert E. Relyea
Production Office Assistant
Allen K. Wood
Production Supervisor
Jack N. Reddish
Assistant Director
John Franco
Script Supervisor
Richard Carruth
Music Editor
Wayne Fury
Sound Effects Editor
Kurt Ripberger
Set Decoration
Frank Agnone
Property Master
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
A. Paul Pollard
Special Effects
Bert Henrikson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Don Tomlinson
Assistant Editor
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Stunt Driver
Roy Jenson
Roy Jenson
Stunts
Sam Freed Jr.
Musician

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