The Great Escape
movie

Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
Released July 03, 1963
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.
Runtime
2h 53m
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$11,700,000
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
English
Original Title
The Great Escape
Status
Released
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English
- Deutsch (German)
- Français (French)
- Pусский (Russian)
Production Companies
- no logo available
The Mirisch Company
United States

United Artists
United States
Keywords
- prison
- uniform
- swastika
- prisoner
- based on novel or book
- nazi
- escape
- optimism
- freedom
- machinegun
- switzerland
- shower
- dystopia
- baseball
- world war ii
- prisoner of war
- claustrophobia
- attempt to escape
- barbed wire
- based on true story
- prison guard
- prison escape
- tragedy
- solitary confinement
- motorcycle
- alps mountains
- british officer
- 1940s
- luftwaffe
- soldiers








