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The Great Escape (1963)
- NR
- 07/02/1963 (US)
- Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War
- 2h 53m
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
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.
W.R. Burnett
ScreenplayJames Clavell
ScreenplayPaul Brickhill
NovelJohn Sturges
DirectorCast
![Steve McQueen's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/xUxg7SAM17eEc0rF90gz59Ap0w1.jpg)
Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'![James Garner's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/hiPky3VwIOAlmPhJwzRovEsGDrI.jpg)
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'![Richard Attenborough's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/gNfQNsx9SrQpHt8Eq6CUwycH9Iu.jpg)
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'![James Donald's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/c1Uc1I8jRw1tdJk1gRG49XY5xKF.jpg)
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'![Charles Bronson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/w0C2Xa6PCQX83Iu2TxPjOCv8ufm.jpg)
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'![Donald Pleasence's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eVJGFCd8ikP6w0XjkuiTbsm65eD.jpg)
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'![James Coburn's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9GApjInyrVvjnTAr652C1aViPqZ.jpg)
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'![Hannes Messemer's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eiD2dwLyGnh8zysu2Yd6eSTorkk.jpg)