The Great Escape, 1963

The Great Escape

Director: John Sturges

Studio: The Mirisch Company

Audience Rating: 7.935

Genres: Adventure, Drama, War

Overview: The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.