Quick facts
- Released
- July 3, 1963
- Runtime
- 173 min
- Rating
- NR
- Budget
- $4.0M
- Box office
- $11.7M
- IMDb
- tt0057115
- Country
- United States
Cast
Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton
Willie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie
Ives 'The Mole'
Nigel Stock
Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Robert Graf
Werner 'The Ferret'
Jud Taylor
Goff
Hans Reiser
Herr Kuhn
Harry Riebauer
Stratwitch
William Russell
Sorren
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Frequently asked questions
- What is The Great Escape about?
- The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
- Who directed The Great Escape?
- The Great Escape was directed by John Sturges.
- Who stars in The Great Escape?
- The Great Escape stars Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald.
- When was The Great Escape released?
- The Great Escape is a 1963 adventure, drama, war film.
- Where can I watch The Great Escape?
- You can watch The Great Escape with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.