Great Escape, The

Great Escape, The

1963

Director John Sturges's Oscar-nominated adventure classic follows the true tale of a group-escape attempt from one of Germany's toughest prisoner-of-war camps. Hundreds of Allied POWs join Roger "Big X" Bartlett (Richard Attenborough), Danny "The Tunnel King" Velinski (Charles Bronson) and Virgil "The Cooler King" Hilts (Steve McQueen) -- who tries to a jump a barbed-wire fence on a motorcycle -- in a quest for freedom.

put a fence in front of these men...and they'll climb it...

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91
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Military and War - Adventure
Length
2 hrs. 52 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 4, 1963
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
MGM
Released
May 7, 2013
Acquired Date
April 1, 2014
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
June 23, 2007

Actors

Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
James Garner
James Garner
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
James Donald
James Donald
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
James Coburn
James Coburn
Hannes Messemer
Hannes Messemer
David McCallum
David McCallum
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson
John Leyton
John Leyton
Angus Lennie
Angus Lennie
Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock
Robert Graf
Robert Graf
Jud Taylor
Jud Taylor
Hans Reiser
Hans Reiser
Harry Riebauer
Harry Riebauer
William Russell
William Russell

Directors

John Sturges
John Sturges

Producers

John Sturges
John Sturges

Writers

James Clavell
James Clavell
W.R. Burnett
W.R. Burnett

Awards & Accolades

  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #87
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #95
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #110
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #110
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #110
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #120
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #128
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #135
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #149

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User Reviews

  • 6.23.2007 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh
94%
Tomatometer
53 votes
RT Fresh Certified
95%
Popcornmeter
4,747 votes
METASCORE
86
16 votes
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
265,354 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media