Released 1963, the great escape stars steve mcqueen, james garner, richard attenborough, charles bronson the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 52 min, and received a score of 87 out of 100 on. The story behind the great escape is inarguably compelling. In 1942, the luftwaffe german air force designed a new highsecurity prisonerofwar camp, stalag luft iii. For most of its lumbering duration, the great escape plays like a classic heist sequence in reversea breakout instead of a breakin. The main title theme was never used in a cigarette ad campaign the way the magnificent sevens was, but it was one of the most memorable and widely heard marches written. The great escape 1963 stream and watch online moviefone. Led by steve mcqueen, richard attenborough and james garner, the great escape follows allied inmates during world war ii trying to. Jul 30, 20 the great escape is based on the true story of a group of allied prisoners of war who managed to escape from an allegedly impenetrable nazi prison camp during world war ii.
Main title theme the great escape soundtrack elmer. Beginning to give up hope they will ever be rescued, a group of rangers goes on a dangerous mission to try and save them. Based on the bestselling book by renowned wwii expert, harry cooper, and featuring germanys wonder weapons, flying disks, black uboats and the shocking history regarding the german base in antarctica. The great escape 611 movie clip how to get rid of the dirt 1963 hd by movieclips. Great escape opening scene no copyright infringement intended. The great escape is a classic war movie, the movie stars an awesome cast of some of the periods best actors like steve mcqueen, charles. The great escape 1963 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The making of the great escape part 1 of 4 youtube. The game follows an unnamed prisoner of war who has been interned in a p. Adolf hitler and hundreds of nazis escaped to south america at the end of wwii.
Based on paul brickhills memoir, the film takes place in the meticulously recreated stalag luft iii, a german maximumsecurity pow camp designed to house allied officers with a reputation for escape artistry. The biggest challenge was for the movies visual effects supervisor, john dykstra, who had to basically cut out mcqueen from the great escape footage and replace him with dicaprio. Buccaneer beach at the great escape and splashwater kingdom duration. The biggest challenge was for the movie s visual effects supervisor, john dykstra, who had to basically cut out mcqueen from the great escape footage and replace him with dicaprio. Featuring an unequalled ensemble cast in a rivetingly authentic truelife scenario set to elmer bernsteins admirable music, this picture is both a template for.
Nov 30, 2007 mix great gags from the great escape 1963 youtube. This is the exact spot where bartlett richard attenborough runs across the old town rooftops to escape the germans, climbs over a barbed wire fence back onto the street 10. The great escape, american war film, released in 1963, that was loosely based on the true story of an ambitious escape by allied prisoners of war during world war ii. With steve mcqueen, james garner, richard attenborough, charles bronson. Sturges never touches on the essential hollowness and. The movie is basically about british and american troops trying to escape from nazi cam. Great escape, the 1963 movie clip open, the way it. Widely considered a classic, the movie was especially known for the direction by john sturges and for a cast that included steve.
The great escape movie 1963 steve mcqueen, james garner, richard attenborough. The 1986 video game the great escape for the commodore 64, zx spectrum and dos platforms, shares a title and similar plot to the movie. With christopher reeve, judd hirsch, tony denison, charles haid. It is a brilliant and very gripping film, with a cast of the best actors both british, american and others. Watch the great escape online stream full movie directv. Elmer bernsteins music for john sturges movie the great escape proved to be one of the most enduring of all action film soundtracks, rivaling his earlier work on sturges the magnificent seven in quality if not popularity. Huell howser accepts an invitation to spend a couple of days with the blue angels and ends up not only watching them train, but actually gets to go up with them in an fa18 hornet for the ride of a lifetime. Heartwarming comedy drama about a former wwii flying ace with alzheimers who is admitted to an old peoples home, from which he. The great escape is that rare war film that doesnt fully indulge in assumed nationalism, save for the fact that everyone speaks english. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music.
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a german camp during world war ii. The great escape 1963 official trailer steve mcqueen movie allied p. At the beginning of the film, the nazis gather all their most devious and troublesome pows and place them at a new prison camp, which was designed to be impervious to escapes. Their leader decides to try to take out several hundred all at once. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Based on the book of the same name by paul brickhill which was in turn based on the real life escape from stalag luft iii during the second world war, the great escape is full of suspense, history and stirring moments. The main architect of the escape plan was squadron leader roger bushell, upon whom the film character of bartlett, played in the film by by richard attenborough, was based. The film builds to its ultimate finale, and has one of the greatest action sequences in history. My goodness this is epic, classic movie love the sound track. Among the prisoners determined to escape are american captain virgil hilts steve mcqueen and british squadron leader roger bartlett richard attenborough. It is sad that some of the best characters get killed or recaptured in the end.
Heartwarming comedy drama about a former wwii flying ace with alzheimers who is admitted to an old peoples home, from which he is determined to escape for one last adventure. The main title theme was never used in a cigarette ad campaign the way the magnificent sevens was, but it was one of the. The great escape 811 movie clip ives crosses the wire 1963 hd. Maybe the great escape isnt as great as it once seemed. The great escape 1963 official trailer steve mcqueen movie. Featuring a star studded cast as the escaping pows including steve mcqueen, james. Jul 20, 2014 the main architect of the escape plan was squadron leader roger bushell, upon whom the film character of bartlett, played in the film by by richard attenborough, was based. The great escape one of the most exciting adventure tales ever told, this action epic recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of a daring truelife escape from a german prisonerofwar camp during world war ii, in which 250 men attempted to tunnel their way to freedom. The great escape starts off slowly but is so full of detail. The first half of the film is played for comedy as the prisoners mostly outwit their jailers to dig the escape tunnel. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. One of the most exciting adventure tales ever told, this action epic recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of a daring truelife escape from a german prisonerofwar camp during world war ii, in which 250 men attempted to tunnel their way to freedom. The book will be called this great escape the case of michael paryla.
The great escape is based on the true story of a group of allied prisoners of war who managed to escape from an allegedly impenetrable nazi prison camp during world war ii. It is quite a long film, but well worth seeing it from beginning to end. Read the full synopsis of the great escape, 1963, directed by john sturges, with robert graf, nigel stock, angus lennie, at turner classic movies. Nov 09, 2014 the great escape movie 1963 steve mcqueen, james garner, richard attenborough. Taking the number three spot overall, and number one for men, was the 1963 world war ii epic the great escape. Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the nazis.
Dec 31, 20 the great escape 1963 movie movieclipsfilm. The great escape is a 1963 american epic war film starring steve mcqueen, james garner and richard attenborough, and featuring james donald, charles bronson, donald pleasence, james coburn and hannes messemer. Main title theme the great escape soundtrack elmer bernstein youtube. This is a great movie and i have seen it many times.
The nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of allied prisoners, relocate them to a highsecurity escapeproof camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Watch adolph hitlers great escape full movie free online. Still beloved in the uk after many decades and despite the broad americanization of the actual events the movie portrays, it is a truly classic war film crafted in the style of the age. The untold story is a 1988 american madefortelevision actionadventure drama film and a sequel to the great escape 1963 starring christopher reeve, judd hirsch, anthony denison, ian mcshane, charles haid and donald pleasence in a supporting role in the 1963 original pleasence had played flightlieutenant colin blythe, the forger. Taking place towards the end of wwii, 500 american soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years. Imprisoned during world war ii in a german pow camp, a group of allied soldiers are intent on breaking out, not only to escape, but also to draw nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives. The wwii movie the great escape s theme played on the piano. With benjamin bratt, joseph fiennes, james franco, robert mammone. The great escape 111 movie clip to cross the wire is death 1963 hd. In 1943, the germans opened stalag luft iii, a maximumsecurity prisonerofwar camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists.
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