Movie
The Great Escape
Released: July 3, 1963 (1963)
Runtime: 173 minutes
Genres: Adventure, Drama, War
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- James Donald as Ramsey 'The SBO'
Age at release: 46
- Donald Pleasence as Blythe 'The Forger'
Age at release: 43
- Charles Bronson as Danny 'Tunnel King'
Age at release: 41
- Richard Attenborough as Bartlett 'Big X'
Age at release: 39
- Hannes Messemer as Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
Age at release: 39
- Gordon Jackson as MacDonald 'Intelligence'
Age at release: 39
- James Garner as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Age at release: 35
- James Coburn as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Age at release: 34
- Steve McQueen as Hilts 'The Cooler King'
Age at release: 33
- David McCallum as Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Age at release: 29
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- Til Kiwe as Frick
Age at release: 53
- Robert Freitag as Capt. Posen
Age at release: 47
- Hans Reiser as Herr Kuhn
Age at release: 44
- Ulrich Beiger as Preissen
Age at release: 44
- Nigel Stock as Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Age at release: 43
- Heinz Weiss as Kramer
Age at release: 42
- Harry Riebauer as Stratwitch
Age at release: 41
- Robert Desmond as Griffith 'Tailor'
Age at release: 40
- Robert Graf as Werner 'The Ferret'
Age at release: 39
- William Russell as Sorren
Age at release: 38
- George Mikell as Lt. Dietrich
Age at release: 34
- Angus Lennie as Ives 'The Mole'
Age at release: 33
- Lawrence Montaigne as Haynes ('Diversions')
Age at release: 32
- Karl-Otto Alberty as S.S. Officer Steinach
Age at release: 29
- Tom Adams as Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
Age at release: 25
- John Leyton as Willie 'Tunnel King'
Age at release: 24