THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963) | First Escape Attempt | MGM

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

The Great Escape (1963)
Produced and Directed by: John Sturges
Screenplay By: James Clavell & W.R. Burnett
Based upon the Book By: Paul Brickhill
Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn
Not Rated
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[SuperLapplander]

The germans seems really cool with all the escape attempts, such nice fellows!

[travjt]

The only well-known 60s film Family Guy hasn’t poked fun at yet

[JJ]

I always wondered if someone else had hidden in the truck with Ives. The German officer stops forking the pile of trees once Ives pops out. A guy could have remained hidden deeper down and gotten out.

[prointernetuser]

this movie took a turn near the end. I thought I was watching a action comedy romp, until the prisoners actually escaped and the Germans started treating them as spies instead of pow.

[alexbowman]

Guards and POW’s often spent years together and there were life long friendships made. Some former guards and POW’s would visit each other for holidays in Germany or Britain.

[kayequinn]

Loved Ives...he was too good! The smirk he gives the soldier is priceless.
Every time I watch this, I have the theme song stuck in my head😮❤

[jameseldridge]

My Russian girlfriend could not stop laughing when I told her that line. It does mean I love you. But is said in a very stiff formally polite way. Not the way she wanted to hear it.

[williambrassfield]

I remember the first time I saw this. After this scene and Hilts and Ives end up in the cooler, Hendly asks Ashley-Pitt "What do you think, Navy?" Ashley-Pitt responds "I think its been an intresting first 20 minutes." I'm thinking, 20 MINUTES?!? They've only been there 20 MINUTES?!? And they've had all these attempts already??? WOW!

[ChiSC]

My favorite movie. All has to do their job for success to occur.

[rainerschmid]

No guard would turn his back on and walk in front of a prisoner carrying a large axe. Guards walked on each side of the work detail.

[stevekaczynski]

Some of the Luftwaffe camp guards have yellow collar patches (the most typical Luftwaffe colour on uniforms), others red. Not obvious why this is the case - red tended to be worn by Luftwaffe troops who manned anti-aircraft guns. Perhaps they were transferred from that.

[josephl.]

The Great Escape was a good movie (1963)

[Mark.G]

I saw it the first time on TV 1974, 3:30 movie Chicago. I was in 4th grade and all the kids wanted to dig tunnels in there backyards.

[LordGeorgeRodney]

There were more Americans in the camp than British Commonwealth forces.

[easadventures]

My buddy Rick auditioned for this back in the day. He was in the news for burning a hippie to a crisp with a flame thrower, wild stuff.

[TellySavalas-orhf]

The 2nd movie about this included Christopher Reeve.

[countrywideboy]

RIP Denny Oliver Street 207 SQDN flew from Langar Nottinghamshire, executed by the Gestapo after His escape, 1943.

[BjornBS]

Pardon my ignorance, but is there a reason the guards are part of the Luftwaffe?

[Eltonlaleham]

I wish I had been born in the year 1963, when classic Dr Who started its debut in black and white with Bill Hartnell.

[bwdquoo]

بطل هذا الفيلم حاضر له فيلم الفراشة بداية الثمانينيات يمكن اسمو داستن هوفمان لا اذكر.