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Star-studded WWII classic about a mass escape attempt by plucky Allied POWs from a supposedly escape-proof German camp. The escape committee's plan is to liberate hundreds of inmates and cause havoc throughout occupied territory. But their problems include concealing three tunnels from the guards and disposing of numerous tons of soil.

Keywords:

Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Historical, History, Based-on-Novel, Based-on-True-Story, World War, War Drama, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, Nazi, WW2, World War 2

Additional Information:

(1963) (5 Star)

Cast:

Steve McQueen	.... Capt. Virgil 'The Cooler King' Hilts
James Garner	.... Flight Lt. Bob Anthony 'The Scrounger' Hendley
Richard Attenborough	.... Squadron Leader Roger 'Big X' Bartlett
James Donald	.... Group Capt. Rupert 'The SBO' Ramsey
Charles Bronson	.... Flight. Lt. Danny 'The Tunnel King' Velinski
Donald Pleasence	.... Flight Lt. Colin 'The Forger' Blythe

Supporting Cast:

James Coburn	.... Flying Officer Louis 'The Manufacturer' Sedgwick
Hannes Messemer	.... Col. von Luger
David McCallum	.... Lt. Cmdr. Eric 'Dispersal' Ashley-Pitt
Gordon Jackson	.... Flight Lt. Sandy MacDonald
John Leyton	.... Flight Lt. William 'The Tunneller' Dickes
Angus Lennie	.... Flying Officer Archibald 'The Mole' Ives
Nigel Stock	.... Flight Lt. Denys 'The Surveyor' Cavendish
Robert Graf	.... Werner 'The Ferret'
Jud Taylor	.... Goff

Directors:

John Sturges

Writers:

Paul Brickhill
James Clavell

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