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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

Stay with it.
Five gold rings - The Great Escape

Stay with it. Five gold rings

Five gold rings, four calling birds... - The Great Escape

Five gold rings, four calling birds...

Here's a present from our friend Werner.
Splendid. - The Great Escape

Here's a present from our friend Werner. Splendid.

Tom has reached just beyond
that pile of wood, sir. - The Great Escape

Tom has reached just beyond that pile of wood, sir.

Morning. - The Great Escape

Two turtledoves - The Great Escape

Two turtledoves

About face! - The Great Escape

- What is it?
- They're celebrating the revolution. - The Great Escape

- What is it? - They're celebrating the revolution.

Gentlemen, you're invited for free drinks. - The Great Escape

Gentlemen, you're invited for free drinks.

Company, halt! - The Great Escape

Get good and stoned, my friend. - The Great Escape

Get good and stoned, my friend.

You know what that is? - The Great Escape

You know what that is?

How are you managing over there without
us? Getting along all right, are you? - The Great Escape

How are you managing over there without us? Getting along al...

Yes, well, it's... - The Great Escape

Yes, well, it's...

Down the British - The Great Escape

Down the British

Roger, goons in 105. - The Great Escape

Roger, goons in 105.

Come on, Danny.
They've searched it a hundred times.
Home! - The Great Escape

Come on, Danny. They've searched it a hundred times. Ho...

Anyway, l'm glad we've got you
in the tunnel with us. To Tom, eh? - The Great Escape

Anyway, l'm glad we've got you in the tunnel with ...

No taxation without representation - The Great Escape

No taxation without representation

In the three years - The Great Escape

In the three years

Herr Hauptfeldwebel! - The Great Escape

Herr Hauptfeldwebel!

You know what that is - The Great Escape

You know what that is

- Cooler.
- Right. - The Great Escape

- Cooler. - Right.

Oh my God They've found Tom - The Great Escape

Oh my God They've found Tom

Danny? - The Great Escape

Let me know the exact information you need - The Great Escape

Let me know the exact information you need

- Your German's very good.
- Thanks, Mac. l've put in a lot of... - The Great Escape

- Your German's very good. - Thanks, Mac. l've put...

One, two, three, four, five. - The Great Escape

One, two, three, four, five.

Roger. - The Great Escape

He wasn't caught - The Great Escape

He wasn't caught

I can't see a bloody thing - The Great Escape

I can't see a bloody thing

Since I was a boy - The Great Escape

Since I was a boy

Lt's all right with you, Colin? - The Great Escape

Lt's all right with you, Colin?

Very well. l'll arrange for your escape
numbers to be altered accordingly. - The Great Escape

Very well. l'll arrange for your escape numbers to be a...

Hi, Hilts. - The Great Escape

We all know the score here - The Great Escape

We all know the score here

What time? - The Great Escape

Not Colin He'd be an appalling hazard to the escape That must be my decision - The Great Escape

Not Colin He'd be an appalling hazard to the escape...

Cavendish. - The Great Escape

Smith, Foles, third on the right. - The Great Escape

Smith, Foles, third on the right.

Colin's not a blind man as long as he's with me - The Great Escape

Colin's not a blind man as long as he's with me

There are the lights. - The Great Escape

There are the lights.

Look down the tunnel, Danny. lt's lovely. - The Great Escape

Look down the tunnel, Danny. lt's lovely.

He's quite right - The Great Escape

He's quite right

Bartlett, MacDonald, Ashley-Pitt. - The Great Escape

Bartlett, MacDonald, Ashley-Pitt.

Roger. - The Great Escape

They're coming down
the shaft now, Danny. - The Great Escape

They're coming down the shaft now, Danny.

Willie... - The Great Escape

What is it, Danny? What's the matter?
Danny! Come here! - The Great Escape

What is it, Danny? What's the matter? Danny! Come here!

Danny? What is it? - The Great Escape

Danny? What is it?

Danny, it's all right. lt's all right. - The Great Escape

Danny, it's all right. lt's all right.

Danny cut out, huh? - The Great Escape

Danny cut out, huh?

All right? - The Great Escape

- How's it going? Have you heard?
- Some kind of foul-up, l think, sir. - The Great Escape

- How's it going? Have you heard? - Some kind of foul-u...

Right. You go first, Eric. - The Great Escape

Right. You go first, Eric.

- See you in Piccadilly.
- Scott's Bar.
Right. - The Great Escape

- See you in Piccadilly. - Scott's Bar. Right.

Thank you. - The Great Escape

Down you go - The Great Escape

Danny, they're moving through
the tunnel now. They're getting out. - The Great Escape

Danny, they're moving through the tunnel now. They'...

- We're 20 feet short.
- How the hell...? - The Great Escape

- We're 20 feet short. - How the hell...?

What's that? - The Great Escape

We could postpone until we dig to the trees - The Great Escape

We could postpone until we dig to the trees

Willie. - The Great Escape

You might be able to move your men out - The Great Escape

You might be able to move your men out

- lt's gonna give!
- Danny. - The Great Escape

- lt's gonna give! - Danny.

What the hell's going on? - The Great Escape

What the hell's going on?

- What is this, Willie?
- Danny. - The Great Escape

- What is this, Willie? - Danny.

You and l had better get out, or we won't
have a chance of any of the trains. - The Great Escape

You and l had better get out, or we won't have a chance...

That's very funny - The Great Escape

That's very funny

Was that Sedgewick with his steamer trunk - The Great Escape

Was that Sedgewick with his steamer trunk

- Hey!
- Don't shoot! - The Great Escape

- Hey! - Don't shoot!

Oh, boy. There's a hell of a lot
of shooting going on up there. - The Great Escape

Oh, boy. There's a hell of a lot of shooting going on u...

- How many did he say?
- 76.
76. - The Great Escape

- How many did he say? - 76. 76.

Half the guys who missed
their trains are piled up here. - The Great Escape

Half the guys who missed their trains are piled up here.

- Are the police on the train?
- The Gestapo are with them. Let's jump.
All right. - The Great Escape

- Are the police on the train? - The Gestapo are with them. ...

- Are you all right?
- Yes, l'm fine. - The Great Escape

- Are you all right? - Yes, l'm fine.

And you lost your insignia
over the years? - The Great Escape

And you lost your insignia over the years?

Hello, boys. - The Great Escape

There's a trainer out there l can fly.
- Any sentries?
- Yeah, it's gonna be a problem. - The Great Escape

There's a trainer out there l can fly. - Any sentries? ...

Colin, when l say go,
crank this clockwise. - The Great Escape

Colin, when l say go, crank this clockwise.

The Alps. - The Great Escape

Over this range, then 20 more minutes
and we've got it made. - The Great Escape

Over this range, then 20 more minutes and we've got it ...

- What is it? Petrol?
- l don't know. We're losing power. - The Great Escape

- What is it? Petrol? - l don't know. We're losing...

Hello? - The Great Escape

Resistance. - The Great Escape

Thank you for - The Great Escape

Your German is good. - The Great Escape

Your German is good.

- What's troubling you, Roger?
- l'm just a little surprised. - The Great Escape

- What's troubling you, Roger? - l'm just a little...

All right. You can get out now.
Stretch your legs for five minutes. - The Great Escape

All right. You can get out now. Stretch your legs for five m...

You know, Mac, all this - the organisation,
tunnelling, Tom and Harry - - The Great Escape

You know, Mac, all this - the organisation, tunnelling, Tom ...

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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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