The Great Escape (1963)

Movie Details

Original Title The Great Escape

Original Language EN

Budget $4,000,000

Revenue $11,700,000

Status Released

Popularity 4.8

Cast

Steve McQueen

Hilts 'The Cooler King'

Popularity: 1.6

James Garner

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Popularity: 2.2

Richard Attenborough

Bartlett 'Big X'

Popularity: 1.8

James Donald

Ramsey 'The SBO'

Popularity: 0.8

Charles Bronson

Danny 'Tunnel King'

Popularity: 7.7

Donald Pleasence

Blythe 'The Forger'

Popularity: 2.5

James Coburn

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

Popularity: 4.1

Hannes Messemer

Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

Popularity: 7.3

David McCallum

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

Popularity: 6.0

Gordon Jackson

MacDonald 'Intelligence'

Popularity: 1.9

John Leyton

Willie 'Tunnel King'

Popularity: 0.4

Angus Lennie

Ives 'The Mole'

Popularity: 8.7

Key Crew

Screenplay James Clavell, W.R. Burnett

Director John Sturges

Producer John Sturges, James Clavell

Editor Ferris Webster

Executive Producer Walter Mirisch

Production

The Mirisch Company

United Artists

Videos & Trailers

Steve McQueen Tries To Find a Way out of a POW Camp | The Great Escape | TCM

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Official Sizzle

Trailer

Unboxing Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Featurette

Original Trailer

Trailer

Homemade Moonshine

Clip

Building An Escape Tunnel

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Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 10/10

Sep 2, 2019

Not just great, simply magnificent more like! "Wait a minute, you aren't seriously suggesting that if I get thru the wire and case everything out there, and don't get picked up, to turn myself in and get thrown in the cooler for a couple of months so you can get the information you need" Smart ... Read more

GenerationofSwine 10/10

Jan 10, 2023

I can't watch this any more. It's a fun movie, one that my dad made me watch as a kid. One that I loved... .... and then Eddie Izzard killed it for me. Now whenever I try to watch it all I do is think about his stand-up bit. I think it was from his "Dressed to Kill," maybe "Circle," but whichever ... Read more

CinemaSerf 8/10

Jun 1, 2024

Got to be the definition of an all star (albeit all male) cast in this gripping demonstration of just how inventive and ingenious people can be when incarcerated and facing a bleak (if any) future. Each character in this WWII POW drama brings something different to this ensemble of style and imagina ... Read more