The Great Escape 60 years old
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
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.
Credits
The Great Escape Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Garner He was 35, 86 years old when he died | as Flight Lt. Hendley |
| Donald Pleasence He was 43, 75 years old when he died | as Flight Lt. Colin Blythe "The Forger" |
| Steve McQueen He was 33, 50 years old when he died | as Captain Hilts |
| James Coburn He was 34, 74 years old when he died | as Flying Officer Louis Sedgwick "The Manufacturer" |
| Charles Bronson He was 41, 81 years old when he died | as Flight Lt. Danny Velinski |
| Til Kiwe He was 48, 80 years old when he died | as Frick |
| David McCallum He was 29, now 90 years old | as Lt. Cmdr. Eric Ashley-Pitt "Dispersal" |
| Richard Attenborough He was 39, 90 years old when he died | as Roger Bartlett |
| Robert Graf He was 39, 42 years old when he died | as Werner 'The Ferret' |
| Jud Taylor He was 31, 76 years old when he died | as Goff |
| George Mikell He was 33, now 94 years old | as Lt. Dietrich |
| Tom Adams He was 31, 88 years old when he died | as Dai Nimmo ('Diversions') |
| William Russell | as Sorren |
| Heinz Weiss He was 42, 89 years old when he died | as Kramer |
| James Donald He was 46, 76 years old when he died | as Group Capt. Ramsey "The SBO" |
| Angus Lennie He was 33, 84 years old when he died | as Flying Officer Archibald Ives "The Mole" |
| Gordon Jackson He was 39, 66 years old when he died | as Flight Lt. Sandy MacDonald "Intelligence" |
| Robert Freitag He was 47, 94 years old when he died | as Capt. Posen |
| Karl-Otto Alberty He was 29, now 90 years old | as S.S. Officer Steinach |
| Nigel Stock He was 43, 66 years old when he died | as Flight Lt. Denys Cavendish "The Surveyor" |
| Hans Reiser He was 0, 28 years old when he died | as Herr Kuhn |
| John Leyton He was 27, now 88 years old | as Flight Lt. William Dickes "The Tunneler" |
| Harry Riebauer He was 42, 78 years old when he died | as Stratwitch |
| Ulrich Beiger He was 45, 78 years old when he died | as Preissen |
| Robert Desmond He was 40, 79 years old when he died | as Griffith 'Tailor' |
| Hannes Messemer He was 39, 67 years old when he died | as Kommandant von Luger |
The Great Escape Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Richard Carruth as Music Editor. | Sound |
| Ferris Webster as Editor. He was 51 (76) years old when He died | Editing |
| Daniel L. Fapp as Director of Photography. He was 59 (82) years old when He died | Camera |
| Fernando Carrere as Art Direction. He was 52 (87) years old when He died | Art |
| Emile LaVigne as Makeup Artist. He was 49 (76) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| A. Paul Pollard as Special Effects. | Crew |
| Kurt Ripberger as Set Decoration. | Art |
| Jack N. Reddish as Assistant Director. | Directing |
| James Clavell as Producer. He was 41 (72) years old when He died | Production |
| James Clavell as Screenplay. He was 41 (72) years old when He died | Writing |
| Paul Brickhill as Novel. He was 46 (74) years old when He died | Writing |
| W.R. Burnett as Screenplay. He was 63 (82) years old when He died | Writing |
| Allen K. Wood as Production Supervisor. | Production |
| Elmer Bernstein as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| Robert E. Relyea as Production Office Assistant. | Crew |
| John Sturges as Director. He was 53 (82) years old when He died | Directing |
| John Sturges as Producer. He was 53 (82) years old when He died | Production |
The Great Escape (60 years)
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
- Release day: Thursday, June 20, 1963
- Runtime: 173 minutes
- Budget: 4000000.00
- Revenue: 11744471.00