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The Great Escape (1963)
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
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Hilts 'The Cooler King' -
Hendley 'The Scrounger' -
Bartlett 'Big X' -
Ramsey 'The SBO' -
Danny 'Tunnel King' -
Blythe 'The Forger' -
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer' -
Von Luger 'The Kommandant' -
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal' -
MacDonald 'Intelligence' -
Willie 'Tunnel King' -
Ives 'The Mole' -
Cavendish 'The Surveyor' -
Werner 'The Ferret' -
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Director:
John SturgesWriters:
Paul Brickhill (book), James Clavell (screenplay), W.R. Burnett (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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During idle periods while The Great Escape (1963) was in production, all cast and crew members - from stars Steve McQueen and James Garner to production assistants and obscure food service workers - were asked to take thin, five-inch strings of black rubber and knot them around other thin strings... ...
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During the escape, there is a brief shot of a bridge spanning a river. This bridge is very obviously a post-war construction.
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Genres
Adventure | Drama | History | Thriller | WarDetails
Release Date:
4 July 1963Language
English, German, French, Russian, Spanish
Country of Origin
USABox Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$12,100,000 (USA)
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