The Great Escape
Director: John Sturges Run Time: 173 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 1963
Starring: Charles Bronson, James Donald, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen
Screenwriters: James Clavell, W. R. Burnett from the book by Paul Brickhill
Producers: James Clavell, John Sturges
One of the most beloved action films ever made, with a dynamite cast, incredible stunts, and a timely message, The Great Escape has never been more entertaining and prescient. Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out, not only to escape, but also to draw Nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives. Among the prisoners determined to escape are American Captain Virgil Hilts and British Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett. Outwitting their captors by digging a tunnel out of the prison grounds, the soldiers find the stakes much higher when escape becomes a reality.
