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Digging The Great Escape (2011)

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The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.

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Cast

  • Jack Lyon Jack Lyon Himself
  • Richard Osgood Self - MoD Archaeologist
  • Paul McGann Paul McGann narrator
  • Frank Stone Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
  • Alan Bryett Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
  • Howard Tuck Self Historian
  • Philip Westwood Self - Chief Engineer
  • Tony Pollard Self - Chief Archaeologist
  • John Le Cornu Self - Royal Air Force

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