THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963)

JOHN STUGES

Classics Action/Adventure War 1940s Prison Kelly's Heroes True Stories Drama Recommended

Cast

STEVE MCQUEEN JAMES GARNER RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH CHARLES BRONSON DONALD PLEASENCE JAMES COBURN ELMER BERNSTEIN

Plot

The greatest prisoner of war adventure of them all. Behind the barbed wire fences of Stalag Luft the Allies plan a mass break-out by digging three tunnels. Discovery by the Germans when only one is completed means the chances of escape are thin. Yet 76 make the attempt in this epic adventure.