The Great Escape (1963)

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2h 53min | Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War | Jun 20, 1963 | Released

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.

Director: John Sturges

Producer: John Sturges James Clavell Victor Roma

Writer(s): James Clavell W.R. Burnett

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Cast (28 Members)

Richard Attenborough

Roger Bartlett

Charles Bronson

Flight Lt. Danny Velinski

Flying Officer Louis Sedgwick "The Manufacturer"

Frick

Donald Pleasence

Flight Lt. Colin Blythe "The Forger"

Group Capt. Ramsey "The SBO"

Captain Hilts

Flight Lt. Hendley

Kramer

Capt. Posen

Hannes Messemer

Kommandant von Luger

Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')

Lt. Cmdr. Eric Ashley-Pitt "Dispersal"

Herr Kuhn

Preissen

William Russell

Sorren

Stratwitch

Flight Lt. Sandy MacDonald "Intelligence"

Karl-Otto Alberty

S.S. Officer Steinach

Flying Officer Archibald Ives "The Mole"

Flight Lt. William Dickes "The Tunneler"

Flight Lt. Denys Cavendish "The Surveyor"

Goff

Lt. Dietrich

Griffith 'Tailor'

Werner 'The Ferret'

Lawrence Montaigne

Haynes ('Diversions')

Arthur Atkinson

British Officer Charlie (uncredited)

Richard Attenborough Roger Bartlett

Charles Bronson Flight Lt. Danny Velinski

James Coburn Flying Officer Louis Sedgwick "The Manufacturer"

Til Kiwe Frick

Donald Pleasence Flight Lt. Colin Blythe "The Forger"

James Donald Group Capt. Ramsey "The SBO"

Steve McQueen Captain Hilts

James Garner Flight Lt. Hendley

Heinz Weiss Kramer

Robert Freitag Capt. Posen

Hannes Messemer Kommandant von Luger

Tom Adams Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')

David McCallum Lt. Cmdr. Eric Ashley-Pitt "Dispersal"

Hans Reiser Herr Kuhn

Ulrich Beiger Preissen

William Russell Sorren

Harry Riebauer Stratwitch

Gordon Jackson Flight Lt. Sandy MacDonald "Intelligence"

Karl-Otto Alberty S.S. Officer Steinach

Angus Lennie Flying Officer Archibald Ives "The Mole"

John Leyton Flight Lt. William Dickes "The Tunneler"

Nigel Stock Flight Lt. Denys Cavendish "The Surveyor"

Jud Taylor Goff

George Mikell Lt. Dietrich

Robert Desmond Griffith 'Tailor'

Robert Graf Werner 'The Ferret'

Lawrence Montaigne Haynes ('Diversions')

Arthur Atkinson British Officer Charlie (uncredited)

Crew (23 Members)

Richard Carruth

Music Editor

Editor

Production Supervisor

Director of Photography

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Fernando Carrere

Art Direction

Robert E. Relyea

Production Office Assistant

Makeup Artist

Director

Executive Producer

A. Paul Pollard

Special Effects

Set Decoration

Jack N. Reddish

Assistant Director

Producer

Novel

Screenplay

Script Supervisor

Wardrobe Supervisor

Sound Effects Editor

Property Master

Assistant Editor

Producer

Musician

Richard Carruth Music Editor

Ferris Webster Editor

Allen K. Wood Production Supervisor

Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography

Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer

Fernando Carrere Art Direction

Robert E. Relyea Production Office Assistant

Emile LaVigne Makeup Artist

John Sturges Director

Walter Mirisch Executive Producer

A. Paul Pollard Special Effects

Kurt Ripberger Set Decoration

Jack N. Reddish Assistant Director

James Clavell Producer

Paul Brickhill Novel

W.R. Burnett Screenplay

John Franco Script Supervisor

Bert Henrikson Wardrobe Supervisor

Wayne Fury Sound Effects Editor

Frank Agnone Property Master

Don Tomlinson Assistant Editor

Victor Roma Producer

Sam Freed Jr. Musician

Age At Time Of Release

Richard Carruth

N/A

51

64

Richard Attenborough

39

Charles Bronson

41

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