The Great Escape
Directed by John SturgesBased on a true story, a group of allied escape artist-type prisoners-of-war are all put in an "escape proof" camp. Their leader decides to try to take out several hundred all at once. The first half of the movie is played for comedy, as the prisoners mostly outwit their jailers to dig the escape tunnel. The second half is high adventure as they use planes, trains, and boats to get out of occupied Europe.
The Great Escape Ratings & Reviews
- Tyler SDecember 7, 2025👍👍 9/10
- JakeFebruary 9, 2026The American spirit captured in a film.
- Peter LloydDecember 26, 2025A classic for a reason!
- adam3199October 29, 2025fun fact: the nazis machine gunned to death but a few of these few
- mickerdooJuly 13, 2025Supremely entertaining and well laid out. Love the heist style planning. Performances are impeccable. No better antagonist than Nazis.
- Mister ArnMay 14, 2025An entertaining escape film where the characters are skillfully developed, and the action feels natural.
- ርልዪረFebruary 2, 2025Although a little Hollywoodised if that is a word, the story is very good, sometimes the acting is a little over the top. The strange thing is that the two main stars McQueen and Garner although played two important parts and were billed above Attenborough they never actually played a part in the digging of the tunnels, Garner supplying the escape items he had scrounged and McQueen getting the information on the surrounding countryside for the escape. Also no Americans actually took pace in the escape, they were in the camp and their characters helped as described above, but all Americans were moved from that camp to another camp before the escape took place. Apparently to sell the movie to the cinema going Americans the two actors McQueen and Graner were give major roles
The Great Escape Trivia
The Great Escape was released on July 4, 1963.
The Great Escape was directed by John Sturges.
The Great Escape has a runtime of 2h 52m.
The Great Escape was produced by John Sturges, James Clavell.
Based on a true story, a group of allied escape artist-type prisoners-of-war are all put in an "escape proof" camp. Their leader decides to try to take out several hundred all at once. The first half of the movie is played for comedy, as the prisoners mostly outwit their jailers to dig the escape tunnel. The second half is high adventure as they use planes, trains, and boats to get out of occupied Europe.
The key characters in The Great Escape are Hilts 'The Cooler King' (Steve McQueen), Hendley 'The Scrounger' (James Garner), Bartlett 'Big X' (Richard Attenborough).
The Great Escape is rated Not Rated.
The Great Escape is an Adventure, Drama, Thriller film.
The Great Escape has an audience rating of 9.5 out of 10.
The Great Escape had a budget of $4M.
The Great Escape has made $11.7M at the box office.