| Great Escape, The (Special Edition) (Two Discs) (DVD) (1963)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Steve McQueen |
Captain Virgil Hilts 'The Cooler King'
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| Charles Bronson |
Flight Lieutenant Danny Willinski 'The Tunnel King'
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| James Garner |
Flight Lieutenant Bob Anthony Hendley 'The Scrounger'
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| Richard Attenborough |
Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett 'Big X'
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| James Coburn |
Flying Officer Louis Sedgwick 'The Manufacturer'
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| Donald Pleasence |
Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe 'The Forger'
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| James Donald |
Group Captain Rupert Ramsey 'The SBO'
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| Hannes Messemer |
Colonel Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
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| David McCallum |
Lieutenant-Commander Eric Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
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| Gordon Jackson |
Flight Lieutenant Andy MacDonald 'Intelligence'
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| John Leyton |
Willie "Tunnel King"
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Adventure; War |
| Director |
John Sturges |
| Writer |
Paul Brickhill; James Clavell |
| Studio |
MGM HOME ENT. (EUROPE) LTD. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
172 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft North, 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 brilliantly portrayed here by Steve Mc Queen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted. One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time, The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges ( The Magnificent Seven ), screenwriters James Clavell and W.R. Burnett, and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story, The Great Escape is epic entertainment that entertains, captivates, thrills and stirs. |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
152 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 2 |
| Screen Ratio |
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen / 2.35 Wide Screen |
| Release Date |
2002 |
| Subtitles |
Croatian; Czech; Danish; English; English for the hearing impaired; Finnish; Greek; Hebrew; Hungarian; Norwegian; Polish; Portuguese; Slovenian; Swedish; Turkish |
| Audio Tracks |
English |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Disc One: Audio commentary with actors James Garner, James Coburn, Donald Pleasence, Jud Taylor and David McCallum; production executive Robert Relyea and Bud Ekins (stuntman). Trivia track.
Disc Two: 'The Real Virgil Hills' documentary. ' The Great Escape : Heroes Underground' narrated by Burt Reynolds. ' The Great Escape : The Untold Story'. Additional interviews. Theatrical trailer. Photo gallery. Collectable booklet. |
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