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      The Great Escape

      1963, War/Drama, 2h 52m

      53 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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      With its impeccably slow-building story and a cast for the ages, The Great Escape is an all-time action classic. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out, not only to escape, but also to draw Nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives. Among the prisoners determined to escape are American Captain Virgil Hilts (Steve McQueen) and British Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett (Richard Attenborough). Outwitting their captors by digging a tunnel out of the prison grounds, the soldiers find the stakes much higher when escape becomes a reality.

      Cast & Crew

      Steve McQueen
      James Garner
      Richard Attenborough
      Charles Bronson
      James Donald
      Donald Pleasence
      James Coburn
      David McCallum
      Gordon Jackson
      John Leyton
      Angus Lennie
      Nigel Stock
      Robert Desmond
      Tom Adams
      Lawrence Montaigne
      Hannes Messemer
      Robert Graf
      James Clavell
      W. R. Burnett
      Elmer Bernstein
      Daniel L. Fapp
      Ferris Webster
      Kurt Ripberger

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      • May 29, 2022

        A distorted re-telling of the actual 1944 escape from a heavily fortified German POW camp by mostly British soldiers. Implausibility reeks throughout the film, but it doesn't quell the the bravura filmmaking. And, even though the movie is heavily Americanized it's recognized in the UK as a favorite "family war movie."

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      • May 22, 2016

        One of the great epic films. The Great Escape starts off slowly but is so full of detail. The film builds to its ultimate finale, and has one of the greatest action sequences in history: Steve McQueen's motorcycle chase. I have lost count how many times i have seen this. Its rewatchability is unrivaled.

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      • Oct 27, 2012

        Exciting, action-packed film. I think this is McQueen's best performance.

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      • Sep 27, 2012

        Funny how there are only three american characters in this film, yet they manage to make the film all about them. The Great Escapce is fun, it aged actually pretty well, but it's nothing mot. McQueen reminds of Michael Keaton; or should I say that Keaton reminds me of Steve McQueen.

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