The great escape / Mirisch Company presents ; screen play by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett ; produced and directed by John Sturges.

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One of the most exciting adventure tales ever told, this action epic recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of a daring true-life escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, in which 250 men attempted to tunnel their way to freedom.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 1027.
Corporate Authors: United Artists (Firm) (Film distributor)
Mirisch Company (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Sturges, John, 1910-1992 (Film director)
Clavell, James (Screenwriter)
Burnett, W. R. (William Riley), 1899-1982 (Screenwriter)
Fapp, Daniel (director of photography.)
Bernstein, Elmer (composer (expression))
Webster, Ferris, 1912-1989 (Editor of moving image work)
Carrere, Fernando (Art director)
McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980 (Actor)
Garner, James, 1928-2014 (Actor)
Attenborough, Richard (Actor)
Donald, James, 1917-1993 (Actor)
Bronson, Charles, 1921-2003 (Actor)
Pleasence, Donald (Actor)
Coburn, James (Actor)
Messemer, Hannes, 1924-1991 (Actor)
McCallum, David, 1933-2023 (Actor)
Jackson, Gordon, 1923-1990 (Actor)
Leyton, John (Actor)
Lennie, Angus, 1930-2014 (Actor)
Stock, Nigel (Actor)
Graf, Robert, 1923-1966 (Actor)
Taylor, Jud, 1932-2008 (Actor)
Reiser, Hans, 1919-1992 (Actor)
Riebauer, Harry, 1921-1999 (Actor)
Russell, William, 1924- (Actor)
Freitag, Robert, 1916- (Actor)
Beiger, Ulrich, 1918-1996 (Actor)
Mikell, George, 1929-2020 (Actor)
Montaigne, Lawrence, 1931- (Actor)
Desmond, Robert, 1928-2002 (Actor)
Kiwe, Til, 1915-1995 (Actor)
Weiss, Heinz, 1921-2010 (Actor)
Adams, Tom, 1938-2014 (Actor)
Alberty, Karl Otto, 1933- (Actor)
Brickhill, Paul
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Edition:Two-DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 1027.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German > Drama.
Prisoners of war > Drama.
Prisoner-of-war escapes > Drama.
Escaped prisoners of war > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Escapes.
Prisoners of war.
Germany.
1939-1945
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Prison films.
War films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Prison films.
War films.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet (10 unnumbered and folded pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
Format: Video DVD

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