The Great Escape (1963)

Directed by:   John Sturges Written by:   Paul Brickhill book   James Clavell screenplay Genre Adventure / War / Action / Drama Synopsis Several hundred Allied POWs plan a mass escape from a German POW camp. Filmed in USA Runtime 172 min Average Rating (4.5 on 5)

Casting:

	Steve McQueen	Capt Virgil 'The Cooler King' Hilts
	James Garner	Flight Lt Bob Anthony 'The Scrounger' Hendley
	Richard Attenborough	Squadron Leader Roger 'Big X' Bartlett
	James Donald	Group Capt Rupert 'The SBO' Ramsey
	Charles Bronson	Flight Lt Danny 'The Tunnel King' Willinski
	Donald Pleasence	Flight Lt Colin 'The Forger' Blythe
	James Coburn	Flying Officer Louis 'The Manufacturer' Sedgwick
	Hannes Messemer	Col von Luger (prison commandant)
	David McCallum	Lt Cmdr Eric 'Dispersal' Ashley-Pitt
	Gordon Jackson	Flight Lt Andy MacDonald (Intelligence)
	John Leyton	Flight Lt William 'The Tunneller' Dickes
	Angus Lennie	Flying Officer Archiald 'The Mole' Ives
	Nigel Stock	Flight Lt Denys 'The Surveyor' Cavendish
	Robert Graf	Werner 'The Ferret'
	Jud Taylor	Goff

My personal favorite
Quite possibly the most perfect audience picture ever made
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