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MOVIE · 1963

The Great Escape

English original · 173 min

★ 7.9 TMDB · 2,941 votes

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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Original title
The Great Escape
Release date
1963-07-03
Genres
Adventure, Drama, War
Production countries
United States

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