Genre:
War
Release Date: 03/31/1998
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 1
Run Time: 172 Minutes
Flags: War Violence
Distributor/Studio: MGM
The Great Escape is based on the true story of a group of Allied prisoners of war who managed to escape from an allegedly impenetrable Nazi prison camp during World War II. At the beginning of the film, the Nazis gather all their most devious and troublesome POWs and place them at a new prison camp, which was designed to be impervious to escapes. Immediately, the prisoners develop a scheme where they will leave the camp by building three separate escape tunnels.
Richard Attenborough is the British soldier who masterminds the whole plan, and who commands his motley squad--featuring
Charles Bronson as a Polish trench-digging expert,
James Garner as an American with a talent for theft,
Donald Pleasence as a masterful forger, and
Steve McQueen as an American rebel--through the construction of the tunnels and, eventually, their escape. An epic adventure film,
The Great Escape runs nearly three hours, featuring a rousing
Elmer Bernstein score and exciting action sequences -- including a notorious motorcycle chase between McQueen and the Nazis -- the likes of which had never been seen before in Hollywood productions.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
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A True-Life War Adventure Classic.
This is based on a true story set during World War II. It tells how a gang of POWs make an escape attempt by digging a tunnel underneath the compound of a German POW camp. The war drama is headed up by an all-star cast including Steve McQueen, Sir Richard Attenborough, James Garner, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, and David McCallum. A drama of determination. sacrifice and courage.
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