Directed by:
John SturgesCinematography:
Daniel L. FappComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum (more)VOD (3)
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One of the most exciting adventure tales ever told, this action epic recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of a daring true-life escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, in which 250 men attempted to tunnel their way to freedom. In the role that cemented his superstar status, Steve McQueen plays the motorcycle-racing daredevil who sets out to foil the Nazis, alongside an all-star cast that also includes Charles Bronson, James Coburn, James Garner, and Donald Pleasence. The expert direction of John Sturges, eminently hummable Elmer Bernstein score, and rip-roaring stunts come together in what may just be the most spectacularly entertaining prison-break movie of all time, a rousing ode to the determination, camaraderie, and courage of everyday heroes. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
George Mikell
Lithuania
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
The Password is Courage (1962)
The One That Got Away (1957)
Lawrence Montaigne
USA
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Framed (1975)
Robert Desmond
UK
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Indiscreet (1958)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Til Kiwe
German Empire
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
The Longest Day (1962)
One, Two, Three (1961)
Heinz Weiss
German Empire
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Tom Adams
UK
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
London Conspiracy (1974) - a.f.
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
Karl-Otto Alberty
German Empire
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Damned (1969)
Krystyna Szerman
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)