The Great Escape (1963)

07/04/1963 2h 53m

Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!

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Overview

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.

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Steve McQueen

as Hilts 'The Cooler King'

Born 03/24/1930

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James Garner

as Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Born 04/07/1928

Died 07/19/2014, age

Richard Attenborough

as Bartlett 'Big X'

Born 08/29/1923

Died 08/24/2014, age

James Donald

as Ramsey 'The SBO'

Born 05/18/1917

Died 08/03/1993, age

Charles Bronson

as Danny 'Tunnel King'

Born 11/03/1921

Died 08/30/2003, age

Donald Pleasence

as Blythe 'The Forger'

Born 10/05/1919

Died 02/02/1995, age

James Coburn

as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

Born 08/31/1928

Died 11/18/2002, age

David McCallum

as Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

Born 09/19/1933

Died 09/25/2023, age

Gordon Jackson

as MacDonald 'Intelligence'

Born 12/19/1923

Died 01/15/1990, age