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The Great Escape(1963)

Name: The Great Escape
Director: John Sturges
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Released: 1963
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough

Adventure
Drama
War

2h 52m

Last verified: 03/05/2026

8.2/10IMDb

94%Rotten Tomatoes

86/100Metacritic

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Synopsis

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.