The Great escape / a Mirisch-Alpha picture ; United Artists.

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A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war's most daring escape.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Mirisch Company
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
United Artists Corporation
Other Authors: McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980
Garner, James, 1928-2014
Attenborough, Richard
Donald, James, 1917-1993
Bronson, Charles, 1921-2003
Pleasence, Donald
Coburn, James
Brickhill, Paul
Sturges, John, 1910-1992
Bernstein, Elmer
Clavell, James
Burnett, W. R. (William Riley), 1899-1982
Webster, Ferris, 1912-1989
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English and French ; with English, French and Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [1998], ©1998.
Edition:Widescreen version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, British.
Escapes.
War films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Personal narratives, British.
War films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war's most daring escape.
Note:"MGM DVD."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
For specific features see interactive menu.
"Based upon the book by Paul Brickhill"--Container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:D743.23 .G74 1998 VideoDVD
AF9 D0002354 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
ISBN:0792838408 :
Credits:Producer/director, John Sturges; music, Elmer Bernstein; screenwriters, James Clavell, W.R. Burnett; director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp; editor, Ferris Webster.
System Details:DVD ; Dolby digital.
Participant or Performer:
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn.