| The Great Escape |
| Allied soldiers dig a tunnel in a Nazi prison camp, pocketfuls of dirt at a time. Directed by John Sturges. |
| Credits Top Stars: Steve McQueen, James Garner, James Coburn, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton, Nigel Stock, Jud Taylor, Angus Lennie Director: John Sturges Editor: Ferris Webster Composer: Elmer Bernstein Specifications Top Rating: Not Rated Format: DVD Year Released: 63 Run Time: 172 min Audio: Mono, Dolby Version: Letter Boxed, Closed Captioned Color: Color Notes: Screen Epics Originally Released: 1963 Notes: Theatrical release: August 8, 1963. Shooting location: Bavaria, Germany. Donald Pleasence, the Forger, was an RAF wireless operator during the war, serving time in a German POW camp after his Lancaster was shot down. Walt Floody, the actual Tunnel King, was a technical adviser on the film. The famous barbed-wire scene that made Steve McQueen's career was done by his friend, stuntman Bud Elkins, with one of the Triumph 600s used in the film. |