The Great Escape (1963)
07/03/1963 (US) • 2h 53m
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Bartlett 'Big X'
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Blythe 'The Forger'
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Part of the The Great Escape Collection
Includes The Great Escape, The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4,000,000.00
Revenue
$11,700,000.00
Keywords
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