The Great Escape reviews (1963)

The Great Escape

1963

Overall rating: 4 out of 5

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The Great Escape is based on the true story of a group of Allied prisoners of war who managed to escape from an allegedly impenetrable Nazi prison camp during World War II. At the beginning of the film, the Nazis gather all their most devious and troublesome POWs and place them at a new prison camp, which was designed to be impervious to escapes. Immediately, the prisoners develop a scheme where they will leave the camp by building three separate escape tunnels. Richard Attenborough is the British soldier who masterminds the whole plan, and who commands his motley squad--featuring Charles Bronson as a Polish trench-digging expert, James Garner as an American with a talent for theft, Donald Pleasence as a masterful forger, and Steve McQueen as an American rebel--through the construction of the tunnels and, eventually, their escape. An epic adventure film, The Great Escape runs nearly three hours, featuring a rousing Elmer Bernstein score and exciting action sequences -- including a notorious motorcycle chase between McQueen and the Nazis -- the likes of which had never been seen before in Hollywood productions.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

The Great Escape details

Formats:	PG DVD, Blu-ray
Starring:	James Garner, Angus Lennie, James Donald, David McCallum, James Coburn, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton, Charles Bronson, Nigel Stock, Donald Pleasence, Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Jud Taylor
Director:	John Sturges
Genres:	Action/Adventure - War, Drama - War
Studio:	MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Collections:	100 must-see movies, 100 Top Thrillers, Adrenaline Rush, Battlefield Films, Decades: 60s, Full English, Must See Movies

Name	Discs
The Great Escape	PG Feature
The Great Escape - Bonus Features	PG Bonus

DVD Information

Run time:	2 hours 52 minutes
Rental release:	20 May 2002
Main languages:	English
Subtitles:	Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish
Hearing impaired subtitles:	English

Name	Discs
The Great Escape	PG Feature

Blu-ray Information

Run time:	2 hours 52 minutes
Rental release:	To be confirmed
Main languages:	English

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remember when war films were jolly as well as sad?

By A-lad-in-a-hat (13 reviews) from Brighton , 20 Jan 2012

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One of the greatest war films ever made! Dickie Attenborough is at his stiff upper lipped best and Steve Mcqueen is at his coolest.

Chuck in a a bunch of nazis and a few moterbike jumps and what's not to make any true Englishman more excited then a kid in a sweetshop?

Rent this! it's the last thing the bosh would expect..

'Good luck!'
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Boys own war movie

By pompeyhater (15 reviews) , 15 Apr 2013

Classic war movie with a stunning cast. No matter how many times you see it you just can't help but love it.
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The greatest film

By a customer , 01 Mar 2013

5 stars is not enough for the greatest war film made, with a stellar cast. A must for anyone. Brilliant.
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Great !

By Abby88 (167 reviews) from Bognor Regis , 14 Nov 2012

An exciting and enjoyable film with great characters and suspense. I recommend watching this and researching the true story after, not before!
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The Great Escape 10/10

By AgentCamm (10 reviews) from Peacehaven , 27 Jan 2012

I don't useually like old films but I liked this one. I think its becuase it has Nazi's in it and I really don't like nazi's, well who does I guess??? It was good to see the Nazi's get skanked out and look like mug's!!!!

That Bit where the bike flys over the fence proper scared me! I thought He was going to stack himself right in.

I like the theme Music too it's about as english as a sausage sandwich.

I like sausages.

Hope this Helps

A Camm
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remember when war films were jolly as well as sad?

By A-lad-in-a-hat (13 reviews) from Brighton , 20 Jan 2012

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One of the greatest war films ever made! Dickie Attenborough is at his stiff upper lipped best and Steve Mcqueen is at his coolest.

Chuck in a a bunch of nazis and a few moterbike jumps and what's not to make any true Englishman more excited then a kid in a sweetshop?

Rent this! it's the last thing the bosh would expect..

'Good luck!'
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