The Great Escape
Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
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.
- Director
- John Sturges
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $12M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
21 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Great Escape actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Great Escape appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Prison Movies Ranked #8
Placed at #8 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Great Escape returned 2.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $12M
- Release date
- Jul 3, 1963
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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