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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
Director	John Sturges
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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- "...THE GREAT ESCAPE is the finest, all-out entertaining movie from that pot of World War Two, multi-star films..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
- 10306
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  remember when war films were jolly as well as sad?
  
  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 ... read more »
  
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  - A-lad-in-a-hat
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  - 20 Jan 2012 at 13:04
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  The Great Escape 10/10
  
  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 ... read more »
  
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- - AgentCamm
  - 10 reviews
  - Peacehaven
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 13:36
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  remember when war films were jolly as well as sad?
  
  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 ... read more »
  
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- - A-lad-in-a-hat
  - 12 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 20 Jan 2012 at 13:04
- - 2
  - 1
  Good Luck!
  
  World War II, POWs sent to new camp which is 'unescapable', British and American Soldiers plan way out, not quite the way they'd planned.
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- - Bassman71
  - 460 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 04 Jan 2011 at 14:25
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  cast to die for
  
  film legend now
  
  but in its day the greatest war film, great cast, great music
  
  best cinematograhy
  
  best direction
  
  and ... read more »
  
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- - ferdyjenny
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  - sunny cleethorpes
  - 30 Dec 2010 at 21:36
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  Classic World War II escape film.
  
  I thought this film was pretty good, though felt slightly dated. Amazing story about escape from a Nazi concentration camp through huge communal effort. Was it ... read more »
  
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- - Ferry41
  - 190 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 29 Nov 2010 at 13:25
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  Excellent
  
  Excellent film with a lot of action and a magnificent plot. I highly recommend this film to anyone interested in a great film
  
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  - England
  - 25 Nov 2010 at 20:52
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  WW2 CLASSIC
  
  What can i say having watched this to many time,s to remember this is a true WW2 Classic prisoner of war movie about British,American and Canadian POW making a... read more »
  
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- - OldRenny
  - 26 reviews
  - Shirebrook,Notts
  - 30 Apr 2010 at 22:39
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  :-)
  
  If I could give more stars I would. One of the best movies ever
  
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  - Sheringham, England
  - 15 Feb 2010 at 12:27
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  - 4
  Spoilt by relentless orchestral soundtrack
  
  I'd heard this is considered to be one of the great war films, some say the greatest. As a boy, I'd devoured war books especially prisoner escapes - The... read more »
  
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  - High Wycombe
  - 20 Jan 2010 at 22:51
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  The Great Escape is a Great film
  
  4-Stars from me, the Great Escape is a brilliant feature, accurately portraying the reality of the situation many prisoners of war faced. The film excellently ... read more »
  
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- - AMcHarg
  - 14 reviews
  - Livingston
  - 31 Oct 2009 at 18:02
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- - 80
  - 49
  remember when war films were jolly as well as sad?
  
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1083723
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - A-lad-in-a-hat
  - 12 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 20 Jan 2012 at 13:04
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  Classic Wartime Film
  
  O.k we've all seen this about 5 times before, but there are still good reasons to rent this film. Steve McQueen, plays a great part as an American ... read more »
  
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- - glenthekiwi
  - Gloucestershire
  - 23 Dec 2003 at 22:00
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  - 5
  Pointless
  
  Thought the film was very good but the bonus features disc, to me, was pointless. Returned the disc the day after I received, didn't realise it was on my ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 16 Jan 2007 at 22:41
- - 6
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  A classic, but...
  
  The Great Escape deserves its place among the top 100 films, but for those who have not seen this film a few notes of caution: This is not an action or war ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 18 Sep 2004 at 17:13
- - 5
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  Brilliant Film
  
  An all-time best film. Very good every time you watch it. This is a complete classic if you haven't seen it then you need to.
  
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  - England
  - 18 Feb 2007 at 19:39
- - 4
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  absolutely fantastic!
  
  A fantastic film that will not fade with time. Superbly acted, a top notch plot that keeps you gripped all the way through and charecters that you really care ... read more »
  
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- - James Vile
  - Wiltshire
  - 17 May 2005 at 23:11
- - 4
  - 2
  War classic
  
  This is a must-have movie! It is packed with an all-star cast. Richard Attenborough is brilliant along with Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and James Garner. ... read more »
  
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- - John
  - Fife
  - 23 Feb 2005 at 12:16
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  Blinding all time classic
  
  When do you ever see a cast such as this these days? Fantastic film displaying the courage & cunning of the allied POW's. God bless them.
  
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- - Jonathan Earnshaw
  - Kent
  - 29 Jan 2005 at 19:56
- - 3
  - 0
  The Fantastic Escape
  
  What can I say, it's a classic.
  
  It's a shame that as usual, to make this palatable to the American audience they needed a big name American ... read more »
  
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- - EsNotTheMessiah
  - 8 reviews
  - Merstham, England
  - 02 Mar 2007 at 13:02
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  Escape story based on fact
  
  As a war time escape film it has all the drama and action with some good acting from Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, James Garner and many others.
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- - Neville Kelley
  - Abergele, North Wales
  - 26 Jan 2005 at 00:13

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Critics' reviews
- "...THE GREAT ESCAPE is the finest, all-out entertaining movie from that pot of World War Two, multi-star films..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
- 10306
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Uneven but entertaining World War II escape drama, which even when it first appeared seemed very old-fashioned. Based... read more on Time Out
- 60734
- - Time Out
  - 08 Sep 2009 at 00:55
- Pretty good but overlong POW adventure with a tragic ending that gave Steve McQueen his defining role.
- 31640
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  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 ...