The Great Escape
1963/07/03 (US) | Adventure, Drama, War
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
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.
James Clavell
Screenplay
John Sturges
Director
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Budget
$ 4,000,000
Revenue
$ 11,700,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- The Mirisch Company
- United Artists
Crews
John Sturges
Producer
James Clavell
Producer
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
Paul Brickhill
Novel