The Great Escape

The Great Escape

Director: John Sturges, Poul-Erik Heilbuth, Mirisch Company, James Clavell
Cast: Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
, James Garner
James Garner
, Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
, James Donald
James Donald
, Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
The Great Escape

The Great Escape

Director: John Sturges, Poul-Erik Heilbuth, Mirisch Company, James Clavell
Cast: Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
, James Garner
James Garner
, Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
, James Donald
James Donald
, Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson

DVD (Wide Screen / Mono)

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Overview

"John Sturges' nail-biting POW classic The Great Escape arrives on DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a half-hour documentary, production notes, trivia, and the original theatrical trailer. This fine package will please fans of the film and may draw some interest from people unfamiliar with it."

Product Details

Release Date: 05/19/2009
UPC: 0027616668028
Original Release: 1963
Source: Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [monaural]
Language: English
Time: 2:52:00
Sales rank: 8,483

Special Features

24-minute documentary on the making of "The Great Escape"; Trivia and production notes; Original theatrical trailer; Dual-layer format for continuous playback

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Steve McQueen Virgil Hilts
James Garner Hendley
Richard Attenborough Bartlett
James Donald Senior Officer Ramsey
Charles Bronson Danny Velinski
James Coburn Sedgwick
David McCallum Ashley-Pitt
Gordon Jackson MacDonald
John Leyton Willie
Angus Lennie `The Mole' Ives
Nigel Stock Cavendish
Jud Taylor Goff
William Russell Sorren
Robert Desmond `The Tailor' Griffith
Tom Adams Nimmo
Lawrence Montaigne Haynes
Hannes Messemer Von Luger
Robert Graf Werner
Harry Riebauer Strachwitz
Hans Reiser Kuhn
Robert Freitag Posen
Heinz Weiss Kramer
Til Kiwe Frick
Ulrich Beiger Preissen
George Mikell Dietrich
Karl Otto Alberty Steinach
Donald Pleasence Blythe
Lonnie Snowden Actor
Lavinia Mo Actor
Dianne Feinstein Actor
Julian Assange Actor
Sarah Harrison Actor
Chelsea Manning Actor
Patrick Ventrell Actor
Regina Ip Actor
Jen Psaki Actor
Richard Jaldin Actor
Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger Actor
Elmer Bernstein Composer
Flemming Nordkrog Composer

Technical Credits
James Clavell Screenwriter,Producer
W.R. Burnett Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Walter Mirisch Executive Producer,Producer
John Sturges Producer
Bud Ekins Stunts
Paul Pollard Special Effects
Wayne Fury Sound Effects
John Goetz Screenwriter
Klaus Nedergaard Screenwriter
Christine Wiegand Screenwriter
A. Paul Pollard Special Effects
Paul Brickhill Screenwriter

Scene Index

Scene Selections
0. Scene Selections
1. Main Titles [:21]
2. The Prisoners Arrive [3:22]
3. Escape Attempt #1 [4:45]
4. The Blind Spot [8:18]
5. To The Cooler [:28]
6. Barlett's Arrival [1:40]
7. The Objective [3:23]
8. The Escape Committee [4:32]
9. Forger & Scrounger [4:19]
10. Stealing Steel [2:24]
11. Tunneling Begins. [1:21]
12. Spot Inspection [2:17]
13. Hilts & Ives' Plan [4:19]
14. Come All Ye Faithful [1:09]
15. Tempting The Guard [:17]
16. Dealing For A Camera [2:27]
17. Tunnel Collapse [2:06]
18. Independence Day [2:51]
19. Finding "Tom" [6:24]
20. Doubts Abut Blythe [1:21]
21. The Escape Begins [8:48]
22. 20 Feet Short [3:28]
23. Discovered! [1:56]
24. The Chase [1:53]
25. Death At The Station [6:13]
26. Taking The Plane [1:42]
27. Crash Landing [5:16]
28. Motorcycle Pursuit [2:48]
29. The Resistance [7:25]
30. The Massacre [2:00]
31. Back To The Cooler [6:04]
32. End Titles [6:36]
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