The Great Escape

2h 53min

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.

Production Companies

The Mirisch Company

United Artists

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'
Hans Reiser

Hans Reiser

Herr Kuhn
Harry Riebauer

Harry Riebauer

Stratwitch
Robert Freitag

Robert Freitag

Capt. Posen
George Mikell

George Mikell

Lt. Dietrich
Lawrence Montaigne

Lawrence Montaigne

Haynes ('Diversions')
Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond

Griffith 'Tailor'
Tom Adams

Tom Adams

Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
Karl-Otto Alberty

Karl-Otto Alberty

S.S. Officer Steinach

Release date

3rd Jul 1963

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Deutsch, Français, Pусский