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 where the Wehrmacht’s regular Luftwaffe Air Force and the SS and Gestapo become rivals what to do with escaped prisoners of war that a allied military pilots . The movie stars Steve McQueen, James Garner, Donald Pleasence, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, and Richard Attenborough. It got positive reviews from critics.
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| Directed by | John Sturges |
| Produced by | John Sturges |
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| Based on | The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill |
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| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Ferris Webster |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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| Budget | $3.8 million[1] |
| Box office | $11.7 million |
The Great Escape (movie) Media
Replica of the motorcycle used by McQueen and Ekins.
Model of the set used to film The Great Escape. It depicts a smaller version of a single compound in Stalag Luft III. The model is now at the museum near where the prison camp was located.
End of the real "Harry" tunnel (on the other side of the road) showing how it does not reach the cover of the trees
References
- ↑ Balio, Tino (1987). United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-299-11440-4.