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The Great Escape
1963
Arguably the best World War II adventure film ever made, John Sturges's dramatisation of the true story of a group of British, American, and Canadian POWs who executed a massive escape from Stalag Luft III in Upper Silesia in March 1944, stars Steve McQueen as the rebellious Virgil Hilts. The German high command has filtered .. Read more
| Starring | Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Garner, Richard Attenborough |
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| Director | John Sturges |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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Oscar oversight
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The Great Escape
Arguably the best World War II adventure film ever made, John Sturges's dramatisation of the true story of a group of British, American, and Canadian POWs who executed a massive escape from Stalag Luft III in Upper Silesia in March 1944, stars Steve McQueen as the rebellious Virgil Hilts. The ...
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