Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- John Sturges
- Writer
- W.R. Burnett
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $4,000,000
Cast
Charles Bronson
David McCallum
Donald Pleasence
Gordon Jackson
Hannes Messemer
James Coburn
James Donald
James Garner
Richard Attenborough
Steve McQueen
Keywords
1940s
alps mountains
attempt to escape
barbed wire
baseball
based on novel or book
based on true story
british officer
claustrophobia
dystopia
epic
escape
freedom
luftwaffe
machinegun
motorcycle
nazi
optimism
prison
prison escape
prison guard
prisoner
prisoner of war
shower
soldiers
solitary confinement
swastika
switzerland
tragedy
uniform
world war ii
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