“The Great Escape” is a World War II drama based on the true story of British soldiers’ escape from a German POW camp. This classic motion picture was expertly handled by director John Sturges (“Bad Day at Black Rock” 1955), from a marvelous screenplay by James Clavell and W. R. Burnett, adapted from the 1950 novel by Paul Brickhill.
The all-star cast were at the top of their game: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, David McCallum, James Donald, Hannes Messemer, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton, and Heinz Weiss as Kramer. The watchable movie “The Great Escape” was filmed in Panavision with a musical score by Leonard Bernstein, all reasons why it was a big hit at the box office for producer John Sturges, The Mirisch Company, and United Artists.
The Great Escape (1963)
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“The Great Escape” is a World War II drama based on the true story of British soldiers’ escape from a German POW camp. This classic motion picture was expertly handled by director John Sturges (“Bad Day at Black Rock” 1955), from a marvelous screenplay by James Clavell and W. R. Burnett, adapted from the 1950 novel by Paul Brickhill.
The all-star cast were at the top of their game: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, David McCallum, James Donald, Hannes Messemer, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton, and Heinz Weiss as Kramer. The watchable movie “The Great Escape” was filmed in Panavision with a musical score by Leonard Bernstein, all reasons why it was a big hit at the box office for producer John Sturges, The Mirisch Company, and United Artists.