Great Escape, The
In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft III, a maximum security prisoner-of-war camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists.
In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history. Together, under the guidance of the ingenious Bartlett (Sir Richard Attenborough), the resourceful Hendley (James Garner) and the steely, determined Hilts (McQueen), the men plot, scheme and dig their way to freedom… at any cost!
Directed by
John Sturges
Cast
Steve McQueen - "Cooler King" Hilts
James Garner - "The Scrounger" Hendley
Richard Attenborough - "Big X" Bartlett
James Donald - Senior Officer Ramsay
Charles Bronson - Danny Velinski
Donald Pleasence - "The Forger" Blythe
James Coburn - "The Manufacturer" Sedgwick
David McCallum - Ashley-Pitt
Gordon Jackson - MacDonald
John Leyton - Willie
Produced by
John Sturges
Studio
United Artists
Writer
Paul Brickhill
James Clavell
Music
Elmer Bernstein
