The Great Escape
1963 American film by John Sturges
Genre drama, adventure, war, thriller
Country United States
Runtime 165 min
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Based on
Book: Not public domain (published 1950)
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Film: not public domain (1963) — see where to watch it below
Cast & crew
Directed by John Sturges
Written by James Clavell, W. R. Burnett, Walter Newman
Produced by John Sturges
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography Daniel L. Fapp
Edited by Ferris Webster
Cast (24)
Charles Bronson · Steve McQueen · Richard Attenborough · Donald Pleasence · James Coburn · James Garner · David McCallum · William Russell · Gordon Jackson · Hannes Messemer · James Donald · Karl-Otto Alberty · John Leyton · Jud Taylor · Robert Graf · Robert Freitag · Angus Lennie · Lawrence Montaigne · Harry Riebauer · Nigel Stock · Ulrich Beiger · Heinz Weiss · Hans Reiser · George Mikell
Credits from Wikidata (CC0).
Series, universe & remakes
Studio: The Mirisch Company
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