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The Great Escape

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Director

John Sturges

Year

Genre

adventure, drama, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

The Mirisch Company,United Artists

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 11 nominations total

Part of Collection

The Great Escape Collection: The Great Escape, The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

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Hilts 'The Cooler King'

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Bartlett 'Big X'

Richard Attenborough

Ramsey 'The SBO'

Danny 'Tunnel King'

Charles Bronson

Blythe 'The Forger'

Donald Pleasence

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

Hannes Messemer

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

MacDonald 'Intelligence'

Willie 'Tunnel King'

Ives 'The Mole'

Cavendish 'The Surveyor'

Werner 'The Ferret'

Goff

Herr Kuhn

Strachwitz

Sorren

William Russell

Capt. Posen

Preissen

Lt. Dietrich

Haynes ('Diversions')

Lawrence Montaigne

Griffith 'Tailor'

Frick

Kramer

Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')

S.S. Officer Steinach

Karl-Otto Alberty

British Officer Charlie

Arthur Atkinson

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Sedgwick 'manufacturer'Hilts 'the Cooler King'Hendley 'the Scrounger'Goff Stratwitch Sorren Herr Kuhn Lt. Dietrich Preissen Werner 'the Ferret'Blythe 'the Forger'Hendley 'the Scrounger'Kramer

Go inside. - The Great Escape

Yeah, this'll do.
Which one are you gonna have? - The Great Escape

Yeah, this'll do. Which one are you gonna have?

How far are the trees, Danny? - The Great Escape

How far are the trees, Danny?

- Group Captain Ramsey?
- Yes. - The Great Escape

- Group Captain Ramsey? - Yes.

Gruppenkommandeur Ramsey. - The Great Escape

Gruppenkommandeur Ramsey.

Gruppenkommandeur Ramsey. - The Great Escape

Gruppenkommandeur Ramsey.

You will not be denied the usual facilities - The Great Escape

You will not be denied the usual facilities

- What do you do here by the truck?
- l'm stealing tools. - The Great Escape

- What do you do here by the truck? - l'm stealing tool...

Hey, Virgil. - The Great Escape

What do you do here by the truck - The Great Escape

What do you do here by the truck

Did you see the cooler - The Great Escape

Did you see the cooler

Hey, Danny. Who are they? - The Great Escape

Hey, Danny. Who are they?

Danny and l have a blitz in mind. Could
you put on a brief show for the goons? - The Great Escape

Danny and l have a blitz in mind. Could you put on a brief s...

Stop it! Stop this nonsense! - The Great Escape

Stop it! Stop this nonsense!

Hey, Hilts. Looks like there's only
one other American in the whole camp. - The Great Escape

Hey, Hilts. Looks like there's only one other American ...

We're just having a friendly little argument - The Great Escape

We're just having a friendly little argument

Now, the next step's a little tricky. - The Great Escape

Now, the next step's a little tricky.

You see the way the goons got those towers placed - The Great Escape

You see the way the goons got those towers placed

- Danny, you speak Russian?
- Only one sentence.
Let me have it, mate. - The Great Escape

- Danny, you speak Russian? - Only one sentence. Let me have...

- What's it mean?
- l love you. - The Great Escape

- What's it mean? - l love you.

Out. Out! - The Great Escape

Do you speak Russian - The Great Escape

Do you speak Russian

Hold it, hold it! - The Great Escape

Hold it, hold it!

And who vouches for you - The Great Escape

And who vouches for you

The photograph doesn't do justice - The Great Escape

The photograph doesn't do justice

I will not take action against you - The Great Escape

I will not take action against you

- What were you doing by the wire?
- Well, like l told Max... - The Great Escape

- What were you doing by the wire? - Well, like l told Max.....

Do you speak German? - The Great Escape

Do you speak German?

You fool To cross the wire is death - The Great Escape

You fool To cross the wire is death

L have had the pleasure of knowing quite a number of British officers in this war - The Great Escape

L have had the pleasure of knowing quite a number of British...

What are you doing over here by the wire - The Great Escape

What are you doing over here by the wire

- Name?
- lves. - The Great Escape

- Name? - lves.

From the ground or from the air - The Great Escape

From the ground or from the air

Are all American officers so ill mannered - The Great Escape

Are all American officers so ill mannered

What did you do in the States - The Great Escape

What did you do in the States

Eric. - The Great Escape

The prisoner Bartlett is discharged
into your custody, Colonel Von Luger. - The Great Escape

The prisoner Bartlett is discharged into your custody, Colon...

You know the kind of clay and gravel we got here in the compound - The Great Escape

You know the kind of clay and gravel we got here in the...

What do they call a mole in Scotland - The Great Escape

What do they call a mole in Scotland

What do you think - The Great Escape

What do you think

Squadron Leader Bartlett has been three months in your care - The Great Escape

Squadron Leader Bartlett has been three months in your care

If he once more falls into our hands - The Great Escape

If he once more falls into our hands

- Eric.
- Hello, Roger. - The Great Escape

- Eric. - Hello, Roger.

Squadron Leader Bartlett - The Great Escape

Squadron Leader Bartlett

Did the Gestapo give you a rough time - The Great Escape

Did the Gestapo give you a rough time

How long have you been here - The Great Escape

How long have you been here

Colonel Von Luger - The Great Escape

Colonel Von Luger

No doubt you've heard the immortal words of our new commandant - The Great Escape

No doubt you've heard the immortal words of our new...

Roger who's going to handle security for all this - The Great Escape

Roger who's going to handle security for all this

I really shouldn't go - The Great Escape

I really shouldn't go

Close up! - The Great Escape

I only drank tea once in the hospital - The Great Escape

I only drank tea once in the hospital

Blythe, what are you doing here? - The Great Escape

Blythe, what are you doing here?

You're the scrounger - The Great Escape

You're the scrounger

Two would be better - The Great Escape

Two would be better

Afraid this tea's pathetic - The Great Escape

Afraid this tea's pathetic

Hey! What the hell is going on here? - The Great Escape

Hey! What the hell is going on here?

Splendid - The Great Escape

Ln the stove, we keep fire burning always.
The goons will not feel like moving it. - The Great Escape

Ln the stove, we keep fire burning always. The goons will no...

Lt's going to be a bit tricky, Danny. - The Great Escape

Lt's going to be a bit tricky, Danny.

Why 1 7? - The Great Escape

Right through the middle of the foundation - The Great Escape

Right through the middle of the foundation

You're not in your hut?
What are you doing here? - The Great Escape

You're not in your hut? What are you doing here?

Well... - The Great Escape

I'm watching him - The Great Escape

I'm watching him

Good luck. - The Great Escape

Now, why didn't anybody
think of that before? - The Great Escape

Now, why didn't anybody think of that before?

- This is the dirt from the compound.
- This is from the tunnel. - The Great Escape

- This is the dirt from the compound. - This is from the tun...

We have in effect put all our rotten eggs in one basket - The Great Escape

We have in effect put all our rotten eggs in one basket

How do you breathe - The Great Escape

How do you breathe

- A little present from Tom, sir.
- Thank you, Nimmo. - The Great Escape

- A little present from Tom, sir. - Thank you, Nimmo.

That looks sharp. - The Great Escape

That looks sharp.

- Good morning, Squadron Leader.
- Good morning, sir. - The Great Escape

- Good morning, Squadron Leader. - Good morning, sir.

This is the dirt from the compound - The Great Escape

This is the dirt from the compound

L must say l am surprised with
the extent of this activity, Group Captain. - The Great Escape

L must say l am surprised with the extent of this activity, ...

L have the nasty feeling
he knows exactly what we're doing. - The Great Escape

L have the nasty feeling he knows exactly what we're do...

- Got a light?
- Yeah. - The Great Escape

- Got a light? - Yeah.

Werner. - The Great Escape

Where the hell is the air pump - The Great Escape

Where the hell is the air pump

Coffee, coffee, coffee. - The Great Escape

Coffee, coffee, coffee.

My grandmother keeps
sending me this stuff. - The Great Escape

My grandmother keeps sending me this stuff.

Yeah. Keep it. - The Great Escape

Good morning, Hilts. - The Great Escape

Good morning, Hilts.

Lt's possible for one man to get out through the wire even get away - The Great Escape

Lt's possible for one man to get out through the wire...

Where in God's name did you get these - The Great Escape

Where in God's name did you get these

Just make it Hilts - The Great Escape

Just make it Hilts

How soon's our air pump
going to be ready? - The Great Escape

How soon's our air pump going to be ready?

You aren't seriously suggesting that if I get through the wire - The Great Escape

You aren't seriously suggesting that if I get through...

Willie, you all right?
Pull! - The Great Escape

Willie, you all right? Pull!

One has to ask some very strange things in the job I have - The Great Escape

One has to ask some very strange things in the job I have

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Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

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Director: John Sturges

Writer: Paul Brickhill, James Clavell, W.R. Burnett

Production: The Mirisch Company,United Artists

Genre: adventure, drama, history

Year: 1963

MetaScore: 86/100

ImdbRating: 8.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Jul 1963

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 11 nominations total

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The Great Escape Collection: The Great Escape, The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

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