The Great Escape

1963 · 173 min · ★ 7.9 / 10 · 2957 votes

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.

Cast

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

Director

John Sturges