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The Great Escape
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Director:
Writers:
Paul Brickhill (book)
James Clavell (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
4 July 1963 (USA) more
Tagline:
put a fence in front of these men...and they'll climb it... more
Plot:
Allied POWs plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
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(45 articles)
Machan is streets ahead of any Hollywood product
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 9:23 AM, PST)

Poor start for Pamela Anderson series
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172 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

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The motorcycle that Hilts (Steve McQueen) rides is a cosmetically modified Triumph TR6 Trophy. Bud Ekins who actually performs the famous barbed wire leap stunt, was a Triumph dealer. Triumph was McQueen's favorite motorcycle marque. The motorcycle sidecar combination that crashes into a ditch is revealed to be a Triumph motorcycle, too. As is well known, these British motorcycle models were not in existence during the Second World War and their appearance is somewhat incongruous. more
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Anachronisms: During the escape, there is a brief shot of a bridge spanning a river. This bridge is very obviously a post-war construction. more
Quotes:
Bartlett: What about the goon towers?
Hilts: That's a chance you're gonna have to take. But they're gonna be watching the compound, not the woods.
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41 out of 67 people found the following comment useful.
The greatest of escapes., 15 December 1998
10/10
Author: Peach-2 from USA

The Great Escape is THE prison escape movie. The film is rich with characters and the direction by John Sturges is great. Steve McQueen is the man and the rest of the cast are terrific. This movie is heroic and shows the bravery of men in the second world war. I escape into this movie whenever I feel really down, it's a great spirit lifter and one of the greatest films of all time.

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