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The Great Escape (1963)

Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!

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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.

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Cast

  • Steve McQueen Steve McQueen Hilts 'The Cooler King'
  • James Garner James Garner Hendley 'The Scrounger'
  • Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough Bartlett 'Big X'
  • James Donald James Donald Ramsey 'The SBO'
  • Charles Bronson Charles Bronson Danny 'Tunnel King'
  • Donald Pleasence Donald Pleasence Blythe 'The Forger'
  • James Coburn James Coburn Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
  • Hannes Messemer Hannes Messemer Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
  • David McCallum David McCallum Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
  • Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson MacDonald 'Intelligence'
  • John Leyton John Leyton Willie 'Tunnel King'
  • Angus Lennie Angus Lennie Ives 'The Mole'
  • Nigel Stock Nigel Stock Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
  • Robert Graf Robert Graf Werner 'The Ferret'
  • Jud Taylor Jud Taylor Goff
  • Hans Reiser Hans Reiser Herr Kuhn
  • Harry Riebauer Harry Riebauer Stratwitch
  • William Russell William Russell Sorren

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