The Great Escape

Released Year: 1963

Certificate: U

Runtime: 172 minutes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, History

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 86

Director: John Sturges

Stars: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson

No of Votes: 224730

Gross: 12100000

Overview: 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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