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- Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
- Bernard Jordan escapes from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.
- Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.
- The Great Escape tells the story of immigrant Mob King Bob who is involved in various illegal activities like arms dealing and money laundering. Bobs biggest enemy Lord Pavlov attacks Bobs family to seek revenge.
- Mr. Swag Boss is forced out of hiding after angering the Chinese cyber defense. Having no one to turn to, he makes for his greatest escape, yet.
- Yeong-rim and her mother are imprisoned when she refuses the advances of the village's communist supporter, Bong-ju. Bong-ju gets himself appointed the position of warden where the two are secured and becomes increasingly threatening.
- Matt Cunningham is a thirteen-year-old whiz kid from Los Angeles who's completely absorbed by his laptop computer. Preferring his travels on the information highway, Matt is dismayed to find himself on an East African Safari organized by his divorced mother Beverly.But once exposed to the spectacular plains of Kenya, with its magnificent wildlife and breathtaking terrain, Matt's view of the world expands and the portable computer suddenly lies forgotten on the seat of the Land Rover. While Beverly meets handsome Safari guide, Clive Potter, Matt befriends one of the rangers' sons, a young Kenyan boy his own age, named Jomo. Together Jomo and Matt develop a relationship with a baby orphaned elephant whom they name "Ellie." The young pachyderm is being held by the rangers pending her sale to Harlo Ethridge, an unscrupulous American businessman, who plans to make her the centerpiece of his tourist exhibit back in the States. When Harlo arrives to collect his elephant, Matt and Jomo hide out on the back of his truck, and at a certain opportune moment, release Ellie and escape with her into the bush, hoping to find a wild herd which might "adopt" baby Ellie. Thus begins a wild chase across the African veldt. The boys' adventures carry them through dangerous Masai territory, into encounters with wild hyena and lions. They even land in the tiny village jail. And while they are battling to win Ellie her freedom, this time it is Ellie who does the liberating. As they approach the chosen elephant herd with Ellie, they come upon Harlo's overturned jeep and find him lying helpless and wounded. Realizing that a man's life is more important than Ellie's freedom, they decide to build a skid and drag Harlo back to civilization. Beverly and Clive are overjoyed to find the boys unharmed. And Harlo, in thanks for saving his life, allows the boys to complete their mission and return Ellie to the world she knows.
- In the late 19th century, Mack, a heroic outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor, was loved and respected by the people, but he had long been a difficult case for the Yard. With the help of Sherlock, detective Gordon Gorilla Riller and Carlson Fox finally managed to catch Mack at his daughter Katie's birthday party. But Sherlock was then reviled by the people for arresting their hero. Four years later, Mack fights with the notorious Scarface in prison, and then climbs over the wall to escape. While tracking down Mack, Sherlock discovers Mack's heart-breaking reason behind his escape, and decides to let him fulfill his final wish before he would voluntarily surrender to the police. However, Scarface suddenly appears and kidnaps Katie. Sherlock and Watson team up with Gordon Gorilla Riller and Carlson Fox for the rescue. A battle between life and death is unfolding.
- Three teams of 2 people are put to the test to see if they can escape elaborate traps and mazes without being caught. The first team to win gets a cash prize. Sites to escape include an airplane graveyard, a spooky bayou swamp, an old abandoned insane asylum and The infamous Rock - Alcatraz! Can you plan your Great Escape?
- An army of Robo-Pirates take over a world called Glade of Dreams, enslave their inhabitants and break the world's core into 1000 lums. Rayman must collect these lums and retrieve the 4 legendary Masks that awaken the Great Polokus.
- From the pages of the Indian Air Force an riveting tale of true grit of Flt Lt Dilip Parulkar who inspired two more POW Pilots Flt Lt MS Grewal 'Garry' Flt Lt Harish Sinhji 'Harry' to partake with him in the most outrageous prison break in the history of the Indian Defence Services.
- Dive into a world of action, drama, determination and courage while reliving the greatest escape stories of our time in an all new mini-series 'The Great Escape'.The show is based on true events and takes you on a thrilling ride of the most daring escapes from Indian history. Some of the stories covered in the series include Sushmita Banerjee's escape from the Taliban in Afghanistan, Dalai Lama's escape from Tibet, the story of a daring jailbreak by the inmates of a jail in Punjab, and Indian prisoner-of-war Nihal Singh and Ram Chander Yadav's escape from the clutches of the Chinese in the Indo-China war. The mini-series even has some comments from the people who made these exhilarating escapes, including the Dalai Lama himself. Each episode takes you to different locations across varied time periods. The stylizations of those eras, mixed with the thrill of escape keeps you hooked till the end.
- The October 14, 1943, mass escape from the Nazi death camp of Sobibor in Poland is recounted through the firsthand accounts of survivors Thomas Blatt, Philip Bialowitz, Selma Engel-Wijnberg and Semjon Rozenfeld.
- Nazi Germany has fallen. After allied forces defeated Nazi Germany in World War II, Europe became a dangerous place to be associated with the Nazi regime as officers, party members, and supporters of Hitler began to flee Germany.
- Three-part documentary examining the story of the audacious Second World War prison break, in which 76 prisoners of war tunnelled their way out of a German prison camp in March 1944.
- The Stalag Luft III was a prison camp on Germany's border with Poland. It held 10,000 Allied airmen of all nationalities during the Second World War, and was escape proof. But for Allied prisoners of war, it was their duty to escape. This documentary tells the story of the brave and resourceful men who organised the historic Great Escape and paid a tragic price for carrying out their duty.
- From villas to vineyards, bars to boat charters, this series follows a wide range of different business and their ambitious British owners as they look to establish a brand new life.
- The men behind the holocaust were members of the most evil and vile political party ever to have existed. We know them as the Nazis. Their purpose was to bring about the rise of a 1000-year Reich. Fortunately the world rallied and they were defeated, yet hundreds of high-ranking Nazi's escaped capture. Hitler's Great Escape - New evidence reveals that Allied governments knew Hitler was still alive and helped conceal the truth that he was living in Argentina with his wife, Eva Braun. Based on the bestselling book, "Hitler In Argentina" by Harry Cooper, a renowned WWII expert and researcher reveals his shocking research. 3rd Reich: Evil Deception - Adolf Hitler was the greatest master of manipulating the hearts and souls of mankind in recorded history. Mass hypnosis, blatant propaganda, control of the media and eradicating the opposition were all part of the plan. Nothing was off limits to the Nazi regime, including an escape plan.
- Filmmaker Christophe Espenan's tribute to The Great Escape, The Coolest Guy Movie Ever is a fascinating documentary that returns to the iconic locations where that classic film was shot, complete with rare footage and interviews.
- Following re-runs of the Australian soap opera "Prisoner" on UK television in the late 1980s, four of the original cast make a trip to the city of Derby for a civic reception, and a live show. This documentary follows them from their arrival in the UK, and includes footage of the live show, including interviews about their time 'inside'.
- Gogglebox (2013) stars and ex-hoteliers Stephanie Parker and Dominic Parker help families who have risked everything to realise their dream of running a hotel.
- An old man struggles to find hope when his only daughter commits him to a nursing home.
- The extraordinary and little known story of 29 prisoners who escaped from a POW camp in Holzminden Germany during WW1, a feat that inspired The Great Escape years later.
- Two outlaws on a crime spree as Johnny Law will try to get them on the run.
- Professor Primus and her assistant Sigma are planning something evil. Two inventors and their companion will have to solve a new problem each day to stop Primus - and save Christmas. Will they succeed?
- A documentary reviewing the making of the film The Great Escape, as well as some of the historical details on which it was based.
- Former marine Monty Halls retraces the routes of great escapes from Nazi territory, meeting surviving escapees and locals who risked their lives to help them.
- In 1945 70 German POWs escaped from the high security camp in Bridgend in Wales and were tracked by a motley collection of armed soldiers, Home Guard, dogs, local children and Girl Guides. One of the largest manhunts of the whole war was dramatic, serious and comic in turn - but not tragic.
- Escape, a popular but unsigned 1980s Australian Metal Band, sees their path to fame and fortune disappear when a car accident tears the band apart. 26 years later, amongst ailing health, one band member known as "The Beast," dreams of a world that could have been.
- The story behind the Hollywood film 'The Great Escape', examining the search for the Gestapo men who murdered 50 of the escapers.
- Live from Brighton, UK, Amazon Front Row presents Paul Weller at Great Escape. The award-winning and Multi-Platinum singer-songwriter performs songs from his new album Saturn's Patter, as well as classics songs.
- The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.
- An hour of magic and illusion featuring magician David Copperfield performing great escapes.
- After yet another night out in Berlin, Paula questions her relationship to the city and her routine as an expat.
- Two men and their olive tree.
- Aspiring criminals, Zeke and Harley, discuss various escape plans.
- In the 1800s, southern newspapers ran ads seeking runaway slaves suspected of taking refuge in a vast wetland called the Great Dismal Swamp. For decades, scholars have sought proof that the reports were true, and now they finally have it. See how a team of archaeologists is using new discoveries and modern dating methods to piece together this lost part of American history. Then discover what life was like for these brave men and women, who chose to suffer in the swamp and keep their freedom rather than live under the conditions of slavery.
- A double agent from Russia, Zhanna Suhova, cuts all ties with FBI and KGB as she maneuvers out of the situation with the skills of the true assassin, never loosing her dignity.
- During World II, Three American Officers are captured and placed in a prisoner of war camp.
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- Great White Sharks get airborne like never before as National Geographic shark expert Ryan Johnson heads to sea with Alta De Vos, a young researcher on the brink of a huge scientific breakthrough.
- Documentary about Stalag Luft III and the prisoners of war present there at the time of the "great" escape. The film also discusses the consequences that the escapees faced after the breakout, both good and bad. This documentary can be found in the 2 disc Special Edition DVD released n 2004.