The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963)
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
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 As: Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner James Garner As: Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough As: Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald James Donald As: Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson Charles Bronson As: Danny 'Tunnel King'
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Storyline

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.


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

Details

Genres: Adventure, Drama, War

Language: English, Deutsch, Français, Pусский

Release Date: 03 July 1963

Country: US

Runtime: 173m

Film Collections

Company Credits

Company: The Mirisch Company, United Artists

Budget: $4,000,000

Revenue: $11,700,000

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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

Robert Freitag

Robert Freitag

Capt. Posen

Ulrich Beiger

Ulrich Beiger

Preissen

George Mikell

George Mikell

Lt. Dietrich

Lawrence Montaigne

Lawrence Montaigne

Haynes ('Diversions')

Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond

Griffith 'Tailor'

Til Kiwe

Til Kiwe

Frick

Heinz Weiss

Heinz Weiss

Kramer

Tom Adams

Tom Adams

Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')

Karl-Otto Alberty

Karl-Otto Alberty

S.S. Officer Steinach

Directed By

John Sturges

John Sturges

Director

Jack N. Reddish

Jack N. Reddish

Assistant Director

John Franco

John Franco

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

John Sturges

John Sturges

Producer

James Clavell

James Clavell

Producer

Walter Mirisch

Walter Mirisch

Executive Producer

Allen K. Wood

Allen K. Wood

Production Supervisor

Edited By

Ferris Webster

Ferris Webster

Editor

Don Tomlinson

Don Tomlinson

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Jay Sebring

Jay Sebring

Hair Designer

Emile LaVigne

Emile LaVigne

Makeup Artist

Bert Henrikson

Bert Henrikson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sound

Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Richard Carruth

Richard Carruth

Music Editor

Wayne Fury

Wayne Fury

Sound Effects Editor

Sam Freed Jr.

Sam Freed Jr.

Musician

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Daniel L. Fapp

Daniel L. Fapp

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Fernando Carrere

Fernando Carrere

Art Direction

Frank Agnone

Frank Agnone

Property Master

Kurt Ripberger

Kurt Ripberger

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Loren Janes

Loren Janes

Stunt Double

Robert E. Relyea

Robert E. Relyea

Production Office Assistant

A. Paul Pollard

A. Paul Pollard

Special Effects

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Stunt Driver

Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

Stunts

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