The Great Escape

Synopsis

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.

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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

Robert Freitag

Capt. Posen

Ulrich Beiger

Preissen

Crew

Art

• Fernando Carrere Art Direction
• Kurt Ripberger Set Decoration
• Frank Agnone Property Master

Camera

• Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Jay Sebring Hair Designer
• Emile LaVigne Makeup Artist
• Bert Henrikson Wardrobe Supervisor

Crew

• Loren Janes Stunt Double
• Robert E. Relyea Production Office Assistant
• A. Paul Pollard Special Effects
• Steve McQueen Stunt Driver
• Roy Jenson Stunts

Directing

• John Sturges Director
• Jack N. Reddish Assistant Director
• John Franco Script Supervisor

Editing

• Ferris Webster Editor
• Don Tomlinson Assistant Editor

Production

• John Sturges Producer
• James Clavell Producer
• Walter Mirisch Executive Producer
• Allen K. Wood Production Supervisor

Sound

• Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer
• Richard Carruth Music Editor
• Wayne Fury Sound Effects Editor
• Sam Freed Jr. Musician

Writing

• James Clavell Screenplay
• Paul Brickhill Novel
• W.R. Burnett Screenplay

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