He argues that the best way to help the Allied forces is to break out 250 men simultaneously, forcing the Germans to divert significant manpower away from the front. RAF Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett forms "the X Organisation", an escape-planning committee, with Ramsey's tacit approval. He is sentenced to solitary isolation (“the cooler” ) with RAF airman Ives, whom he befriends. USAAF Captain Hilts, a notoriously prolific escapee, spots a blind spot between two guard towers-however, he purposefully gets caught before the guards can realize his discovery. Regardless, many of the men try as soon as arriving, though none make it past the fence. He warns British Group Captain Ramsey-the highest-ranked POW officer and their de facto leader-that any man who escapes will be shot. In 1942, the Third Reich moves Allied POWs who repeatedly escape captivity to a new camp under the command of Luftwaffe Colonel von Luger. The film is also noted for its motorcycle chase and jump scene, which is considered one of the best stunts ever performed. The Great Escape received critical acclaim and emerged as one of the highest-grossing films of the year, winning McQueen the award for Best Actor at the Moscow International Film Festival, and is considered a classic. The film had its Royal World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London's West End on 20 June 1963. The Great Escape was made by The Mirisch Company, released by United Artists, and produced and directed by John Sturges. The film made numerous compromises for its commercial appeal, including its portrayal of American prisoners' involvement in the escape.
It was filmed in Panavision, and its musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein.īased on Paul Brickhill's 1950 non-fiction book of the same name, the film depicts a heavily fictionalized version of the mass escape by British Commonwealth prisoners of war from German POW camp Stalag Luft III during the Second World War.
The Great Escape is a 1963 American epic war suspense adventure film starring Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough and featuring James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton and Angus Lennie.
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