The Great Escape (Blu-ray)

Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
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Blu-ray Details

  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 52 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: May 7, 2013
  • Originally Released: 1963
  • Label: Mgm (Video & Dvd)

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 103,403
Producer-director John Sturges has fashioned a motion picture that entertains, captivates, thrills and stirs. Full Review
Variety
Mar 26, 2009
Rating: 3/4 -- Each group of characters get their own riveting planning sequences, all skillfully told. This is one "heist" film where knowing the details of how the escape is supposed to go down before it happens only strengthens the suspense further. Full Review
Scene-Stealers.com
May 23, 2013
While it's a definite classic in the Steve McQueen gallery, it's also a masterpiece of the action genre... Full Review
Cinema Crazed
Aug 22, 2013
[ESCAPE] features lush European landscapes, an infectious score, and McQueen's iconic motorcycle antics.
Premiere
Jun 1, 2004
This is one of the all-time great war movies, a PoW adventure from director John Sturges that celebrates the indomitable spirit of the Allied forces even when their backs were to the wall. Full Review
Radio Times
Apr 23, 2014
...THE GREAT ESCAPE is the finest, all-out entertaining movie from that pot of World War Two, multi-star films... -- 4 out of 5 stars
Total Film
Jul 1, 2000
Rating: 4/5 -- a slow burn which allows you to watch wildly different characters work together and form a team in spite of their differences Full Review
7M Pictures
Jun 9, 2013

Product Description:

John Sturges's dramatization of the true story of a group of British, American, and Canadian POWs who successfully escaped from Stalag Luft III in Upper Silesia in March 1944 is arguably the best World War II adventure film ever made. A host of big-name stars meshes beautifully in this meticulous recreation of the legendary escape. Although this is a film about courage, Sturges wisely takes a low-key approach, leavened with humor, rather than allowing the cast to indulge in macho antics.

The German high command has filtered out all of the allies' most talented escape artists and placed them in a POW camp specifically designed to foil any unwanted departures. But as soon as they arrive, the prisoners, led by Steve McQueen as the rebellious Virgil Hilts, begin work on a series of tunnels under the direction of Roger "Big X" Bartlett (Richard Attenborough). He assigns the POWs to jobs according to their specialties. For more than a year, 600 prisoners, most of whom won't be leaving, work toward an escape that will temporarily disrupt the operations of the German army. THE GREAT ESCAPE, based on the book by Paul Brickhill, featuring many key scenes (McQueen's motorcycle chase, McQueen tossing the baseball against the cell wall, Bronson sliding on his chest in the tunnel) that are simply unforgettable.

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  • Sales Rank: 131,818
  • UPC: 883904228479
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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