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Overview
Release Date:
4 July 1963 (USA) moreTagline:
A Glorious Saga Of The R.A.F. morePlot:
Several hundred Allied POWs plan a mass escape from a German POW camp. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
A Great Escape moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. May 25 | 10:30 PM | AMC |
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(Cast overview, first billed only)more
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
172 minCountry:
USAColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Iceland:12 | USA:Approved (PCA #20399) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | New Zealand:PG | West Germany:12 (f) | Netherlands:12 | USA:Unrated (video release) | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:15 | UK:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Hilts (Steve McQueen) strings a wire across the road to obtain a motorcycle. McQueen himself played the German motorcyclist who hits the wire. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Traffic signs are clearly post-war. moreQuotes:
Bartlett: What about the goon towers?Hilts: That's a chance you're gonna have to take. But they're gonna be watching the compound, not the woods.
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I saw this movie for the first time as a nine year old boy on a big screen in the Bronx. I'm now in my 40's. I have seen it many times since but not on the big screen. It was meant for the big screen! It's on my top five list along with The Sand Pebbles. It's a great movie about hope and freedom and man's responsibility to his fellow man. These men are all near saints; James Garner insisting on Donald Plesence making the escape, Charles Bronson fighting his claustrophobia. Steve McQueen is the star among the stars, not merely because of his motorcycle skills but for his attempt to save a life and for bringing the game of "off the wall" to the masses. :-)