1963 · 2h 52m · Adventure, Drama, Thriller
The Great Escape
Directed byJohn Sturges
IMDb
8.2
281K votes
Metacritic
86
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
critics
Box office
$12M
3.2x its $3.8M budget
Released Jul 4, 1963 by The Mirisch Company
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Critics (Metacritic)86
Audience (IMDb x 10)82
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Top billed
Cast
- Steve McQueenHilts 'The Cooler King'
- James GarnerHendley 'The Scrounger'
- Richard AttenboroughBartlett 'Big X'
- Charles BronsonDanny 'Tunnel King'
- James DonaldRamsey 'The SBO'
- Donald PleasenceBlythe 'The Forger'
- James CoburnSedgwick 'Manufacturer'
- Hannes MessemerVon Luger 'The Kommandant'
- David McCallumAshley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
- Gordon JacksonMacDonald 'Intelligence'
Crew
- Director
- John Sturges
- Music
- Elmer Bernstein
- Cinematography
- Daniel L. Fapp
- Editing
- Ferris Webster
- Producers
- John Sturges
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1964Ferris Webster
Takes
On The Great Escape
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