The Great Escape

The Great Escape

Overview

Allied officers in a German POW camp during World War II make a daring plan for a mass escape.

Ratings

IMDb 8.2
TMDB 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes 94
Metacritic 86

Details

Director John Sturges
Cast Charles Bronson, David McCallum, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson, Hannes Messemer, James Coburn, James Donald, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen
Country USA
Release Year 1963
Runtime: 2h 52m
Budget: 232,707 USD
Release Date: 1963-07-04
Awards: Top rated movie #159 | Nominated for 1 Oscar, 3 wins & 12 nominations total
Tagline: Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!