The Great Escape (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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $4,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $11,700,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 33.592 |
Directed By
John Sturges
Crew
John Sturges
John Sturges
James Clavell
Paul Brickhill
W.R. Burnett
James Clavell
Elmer Bernstein
Daniel L. Fapp
Ferris Webster
Fernando Carrere
Walter Mirisch
Jay Sebring
Loren Janes
Robert E. Relyea
Allen K. Wood
Jack N. Reddish
John Franco
Richard Carruth
Wayne Fury
Kurt Ripberger
Frank Agnone
Emile LaVigne
A. Paul Pollard
Bert Henrikson
Don Tomlinson
Steve McQueen
Roy Jenson
Sam Freed Jr.
TOP CAST
Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton
Willie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie
Ives 'The Mole'
Nigel Stock
Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Robert Graf
Werner 'The Ferret'
Jud Taylor
Goff
Hans Reiser
Herr Kuhn
Harry Riebauer
Stratwitch
William Russell
Sorren
Robert Freitag
Capt. Posen
Ulrich Beiger
Preissen
George Mikell
Lt. Dietrich
Lawrence Montaigne
Haynes ('Diversions')
Robert Desmond
Griffith 'Tailor'
Til Kiwe
Frick
Heinz Weiss
Kramer
Tom Adams
Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
Karl-Otto Alberty
S.S. Officer Steinach
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