The Great Escape

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

• Rated 7.9 out of 10
• Movie
• 1963
• 2h 53m
• Adventure
• Drama
• War

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

John Sturges

Starring

Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald