The Great Escape (movie)

The Great Escape is a 1963 American war movie. It is about an escape by Allied prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War II. The movie stars Steve McQueen, James Garner, Donald Pleasence, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, and Richard Attenborough. It got positive reviews from critics.

The Great Escape
Directed byJohn Sturges
Produced byJohn Sturges
Screenplay by
  • James Clavell
  • W. R. Burnett
Based onThe Great Escape
by Paul Brickhill
Starring
Music byElmer Bernstein
CinematographyDaniel L. Fapp
Edited byFerris Webster
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • June 20, 1963 (1963-06-20) (London)
  • July 4, 1963 (1963-07-04) (United States)
Running time
172 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language
  • English
  • German
  • French
Budget$3.8 million[1]
Box office$11.7 million

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References

  1. Balio, Tino (1987). United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-299-11440-4.

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