Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)

The Great Escape

1963Approved2h 52m
AdventureDramaThrillerWar
8.2 / 10(277,584)

Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II make a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of POWs hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.

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Runtime
2h 52m
Released
1963

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Release year: 1963

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Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II make a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of POWs hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.

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