The Great Escape

The Great Escape (1963)

U/A 13+ 03/07/1963
  • Adventure, Drama, War
  • 2 hr 53 min
79%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $4,000,000
  • Revenue :$11,700,000
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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $4,000,000
  • Revenue :$11,700,000
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
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

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')

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Crew Members
John Sturges
John Sturges

Producer

John Sturges
John Sturges

Director

James Clavell
James Clavell

Screenplay

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

Walter Mirisch
Walter Mirisch

Executive Producer

Jay Sebring
Jay Sebring

Hair Designer

Loren Janes
Loren Janes

Stunt Double

Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen

Stunt Driver

Roy Jenson
Roy Jenson

Stunts

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