Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total
Tony Denison
- Lt. Mike Corery
- (as Anthony John Denison)
Karl Knaup
- Max Wielen
- (as Karl-Heinz Knaup)
- Directors
- Jud Taylor(part II)
- Paul Wendkos(part I)
- Writer
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- TriviaDonald Pleasence (Dr. Absalon) is the only actor to appear in both this film and The Great Escape (1963), in which he played the would-be escapee Blythe.
- Goofs(At 2:10) The escaped prisoner is being chased by a German soldier on a motorcycle. Up to the point that he drives into the field, his motorcycle has a rear seat and rear fender that wraps down. After entering the field, he's driving a different motorcycle: it's essentially a motocross bike.
- Quotes
Capt. David Matthews: Well sir, the execution of one man takes some planning. But the execution of 50 escaped prisoners takes a lot of planning. A lot of cooperation at the local level. In my view therefore, this could never have been a local operation. This plan had to start at or near the top in order for it to succeed.
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Barely passable as entertainment
As a thriller, I have seen worse in television. Escape suspense was so-so, postwar plot not that much, albeit interesting in the portrayal of the protection granted to nazi criminals in exploiting them as assets for the cold war. Acring, as expected of the cast was simply hineous, with the probable exception of Donald Pleasance and even his talent was botched by an amateurish direction job.
About the factual content, I cannot judge, knowing barely nothing about it but what was presented by the original film but even if the miniseries were accurate, the depiction ruins the story.
Watchable if you found it for free and have nothing else to invest your time in.
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By what name was The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) officially released in Canada in English?
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