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The poster captures the chaos of the Great Escape with a dramatic, high-contrast visual. Two men in mid-stride, one in a dark jacket and the other in a blue shirt, are set against a backdrop of soldiers fleeing in a dense crowd. The sky is filled with intense yellow light beams, suggesting a dram...

The Great Escape

1963 · Movie · 173 min· Updated Apr 2026
⭐7.9
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🌐English,German,French,+1 more· Originally English
Budget:$4MBox Office:$12M

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You can watch The Great Escape (1963) for free on Hoopla, or rent on Apple TV+.

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.

The Great Escape is a film that explores themes of prison, uniform, swastika. It also touches on prisoner and based on novel or book and nazi.

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John Sturges

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Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson

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Contemporary reviews for the film were mostly positive. In 1963 however, The New York Times critic Bosley Crowther wrote: "But for much longer than is artful or essential, The Great Escape grinds out...

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The poster captures the chaos of the Great Escape with a dramatic, high-contrast visual. Two men in mid-stride, one in a dark jacket and the other in a blue shirt, are set against a backdrop of soldiers fleeing in a dense crowd. The sky is filled with intense yellow light beams, suggesting a dram...

The Great Escape

1963•⭐ 7.9•173 min•Updated Apr 2026
🌐English,German,French,+1 more· Originally English

You can watch The Great Escape (1963) for free on Hoopla, or rent on Apple TV+.

Budget:$4MBox Office:$12M
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7.9/10

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94%

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86

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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.

The Great Escape is a film that explores themes of prison, uniform, swastika. It also touches on prisoner and based on novel or book and nazi.

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John Sturges

Cast

Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson

What Critics Say

Contemporary reviews for the film were mostly positive. In 1963 however, The New York Times critic Bosley Crowther wrote: "But for much longer than is artful or essential, The Great Escape grinds out...

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