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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.

The Great Escape is a 1963 adventure, drama and war movie directed by John Sturges starring Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough. It runs 173 minutes. Viewers rate it 7.9/10 on TMDB based on 3008 votes.

  • Released: 1963-07-03
  • Runtime: 173 min
  • Genres: Adventure, Drama, War
  • TMDB rating: 7.9/10

The Great Escape cast

Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson

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