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.
Cast
Steve McQueen
as
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner
as
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
as
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
as
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
as
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
as
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
as
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer
as
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum
as
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson
as
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton
as
Willie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie
as
Ives 'The Mole'
Crew
James Clavell
as
Screenplay
John Sturges
as
Director
John Sturges
as
Producer
James Clavell
as
Producer
Elmer Bernstein
as
Original Music Composer
Daniel L. Fapp
as
Director of Photography
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Paul Brickhill
as
Novel
W.R. Burnett
as
Screenplay
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Fernando Carrere
as
Art Direction
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Ferris Webster
as
Editor
Walter Mirisch
as
Executive Producer
Jay Sebring
as
Hair Designer