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The Great Escape

Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!

7.9(2,968)19632h 53m15

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$4M
Box office
$11.7M
Language
English
Part of The Great Escape Collection · 2 films
  • prison
  • uniform
  • swastika
  • prisoner
  • based on novel or book
  • nazi
  • escape
  • optimism
  • freedom
  • machinegun
  • switzerland
  • shower

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

John Sturges

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • PhysicalDVD28 May 2013
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereLos Angeles, California2 Jul 1963
    • TheatricalNR4 Jul 1963
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereLondon20 Jun 1963
    • TheatricalPG8 Sept 1963
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • PhysicalDVD3 Jun 2013
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG20 Aug 1963
    • TheatricalRe-release6 Jan 2001
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)14AToronto3 Jul 1963
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical8 Aug 1963
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)14Gent10 Jan 1964
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1211 Oct 1963
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PhysicalU1 Jun 1995
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical117 Feb 1964
    • Theatrical11Re-release7 Dec 1967
  • EgyptEG

    • PhysicalDVD19 Jun 2021

Frequently asked questions

The Great Escape was released on 3 July 1963.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    9/2/2019

    10/10

    Not just great, simply magnificent more like! "Wait a minute, you aren't seriously suggesting that if I get thru the wire and case everything out there, and don't get picked up, to turn myself in and get thrown in the cooler for a couple of months so you can get the information you need" Smart, witty and directed with adroit hands by John Sturges, The Great Escape is standing the test of time as a joyous multi …

  • G

    GenerationofSwine

    1/10/2023

    10/10

    I can't watch this any more. It's a fun movie, one that my dad made me watch as a kid. One that I loved... .... and then Eddie Izzard killed it for me. Now whenever I try to watch it all I do is think about his stand-up bit. I think it was from his "Dressed to Kill," maybe "Circle," but whichever it was, that is how you know you're hysterical, when you forever utterly ruin a classic movie because your routine surp…

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    CinemaSerf

    6/1/2024

    8/10

    Got to be the definition of an all star (albeit all male) cast in this gripping demonstration of just how inventive and ingenious people can be when incarcerated and facing a bleak (if any) future. Each character in this WWII POW drama brings something different to this ensemble of style and imagination. Richard Attenborough stars as the proverbial pain in the ass to his Nazi guards having repeatedly escaped before, …

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