The Great Escape
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.
Genres: Adventure, Drama, War
Director: John Sturges
Writer: James Clavell (Screenplay), Paul Brickhill (Novel), W.R. Burnett (Screenplay)
Cast
Steve McQueenHilts 'The Cooler King'
James GarnerHendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard AttenboroughBartlett 'Big X'
James DonaldRamsey 'The SBO'
Charles BronsonDanny 'Tunnel King'
Donald PleasenceBlythe 'The Forger'
James CoburnSedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes MessemerVon Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallumAshley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon JacksonMacDonald 'Intelligence'
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John LeytonWillie 'Tunnel King'
Angus LennieIves 'The Mole'
Nigel StockCavendish 'The Surveyor'
Robert GrafWerner 'The Ferret'
Jud TaylorGoff
Hans ReiserHerr Kuhn
Harry RiebauerStratwitch
William RussellSorren
Robert FreitagCapt. Posen
Ulrich BeigerPreissen
George MikellLt. Dietrich
Lawrence MontaigneHaynes ('Diversions')
Robert DesmondGriffith 'Tailor'
Til KiweFrick
Heinz WeissKramer
Tom AdamsDai Nimmo ('Diversions')
Karl-Otto AlbertyS.S. Officer Steinach
Key Crew
Daniel L. FappCinematographer
Elmer BernsteinComposer
Ferris WebsterEditor
James ClavellProducer
John SturgesProducer
