Watch The Great Escape (1963) Official Trailer
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
7.9 / 10 IMDb July 3, 1963 2h 53m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 53m
Release Date
July 3, 1963
Genre
Adventure, Drama, War
Status
Released
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$11,700,000
Languages
English, German, French, Russian
Country
United States of America
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'
Nigel Stock
as Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Robert Graf
as Werner 'The Ferret'
Jud Taylor
as Goff
Hans Reiser
as Herr Kuhn
Harry Riebauer
as Stratwitch
William Russell
as Sorren
Robert Freitag
as Capt. Posen
Ulrich Beiger
as Preissen
Production Companies
The Mirisch Company
United ArtistsThe Great Escape Official Trailer 1963
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