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The Great Escape
In a story more than a wonderful bear aside from the comedy and another aspect about the escape from Stalag Luft III in Sagan (now Żagań present in Poland) in Nazi Germany. The prisoners begin their mission by escaping from jail trying to dig a tunnel to escape. They are surprised by the presence of guards. On the other hand, there is a high adventure for these prisoners because they use boats, trains and planes to get out of Europe occupied by the Nazis.
18 April 1930, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
25 February 1932, New York City, New York, USA
5 October 1919, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
18 May 1917, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
26 August 1918, Munich, Germany
3 June 1919, Munich, Germany
26 February 1931, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
17 February 1936, Frinton-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK
21 September 1919, Malta
19 September 1933, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
18 November 1923, Witten, Germany
May 23, 2013
Each group of characters get their own riveting planning sequences, all skillfully told. This is one "heist" film where knowing the details of how the escape is supposed to go down before it happens only strengthens the suspense further.
May 09, 2005
It's a strictly mechanical adventure with make-believe men.
March 01, 2007
Way too flabby at 168 minutes, but once this 1963 feature gets going it's good, solid stuff.
June 09, 2013
a slow burn which allows you to watch wildly different characters work together and form a team in spite of their differences
April 23, 2014
Even if you feel you know every scene backwards, there are still manifold pleasures here beyond nostalgia.
April 23, 2014
Watching the starry cast is always entertaining, and while The Great Escape has little new to say about war, this is really not a criticism.
February 06, 2014
The Great Escape is simply great escapism.
August 22, 2013
While it's a definite classic in the Steve McQueen gallery, it's also a masterpiece of the action genre...
March 26, 2009
Producer-director John Sturges has fashioned a motion picture that entertains, captivates, thrills and stirs.
June 24, 2006
Worth seeing the last half hour, if nothing else, for one of the best stunt sequences in years: McQueen's motor-cycle bid for freedom.
April 23, 2014
This is a Boys' Own Tale, and, as boys, we wanted it, cleansed of horrors, for ourselves.
April 23, 2014
This is one of the all-time great war movies, a PoW adventure from director John Sturges that celebrates the indomitable spirit of the Allied forces even when their backs were to the wall.