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The Great Escape

WWII classic about a mass escape attempt by Allied POWs from a supposedly escape-proof German camp. Their plan to liberate hundreds of prisoners soon runs into difficulties.

Star-studded WWII classic about a mass escape attempt by plucky Allied POWs from a supposedly escape-proof German camp. The escape committee's plan is to liberate hundreds of inmates and cause havoc throughout occupied territory. But their problems include concealing three tunnels from the guards and disposing of numerous tons of soil.

2 hours, 44 minutes

Last on

Sun 20 Jul 2008 17:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Director John Sturges
Hilts 'The Cooler King' Steve McQueen
Hendley 'The Scrounger' James Garner
Bartlett 'Big X' Richard Attenborough
Danny 'Tunnel King' Charles Bronson
Sedgwick 'The Manufacturer' James Coburn
Blythe 'The Forger' Donald Pleasence
Ramsey 'The SBO' James Donald
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal' David McCallum
MacDonald 'Intelligence' Gordon Jackson
Von Luger 'The Kommandant' Hannes Messemer
Willie 'Tunnel King' John Leyton
Ives 'The Mole' Angus Lennie
Cavendish 'The Surveyor' Nigel Stock
Werner 'The Ferret' Robert Graf

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Dec 2007 16:15
  • Sun 20 Jul 2008 17:15