Cinematic background from The Great Escape 1963 - 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

1963

Adventure, Drama, History

Directors:
John Sturges
Writers:
Paul Brickhill, James Clavell, W.R. Burnett
Official poster of The Great Escape 1963 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man riding a motorcycle on top of a grass covered field; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men working on a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – Two men are walking down a dark hallway; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man standing on the side of the street holding a newspaper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man riding a motorcycle on top of a grass covered field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men sitting around a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting on the ground with a baseball glove in front of him; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man walking with a duffel bag in a dirt field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man standing in front of a wire fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting at a table with papers in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man walking down a street holding a newspaper; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting at a table with papers in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man smiling while standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a grey shirt and a man in a blue uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man holding a cup in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a blue shirt is pointing to something; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A grassy field with trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man riding on the back of a motorcycle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – Two men are in a boat on a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a hat and glasses reading a newspaper; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A castle on top of a hill with trees in the foreground; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man standing next to a fence in the dirt; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a hat and glasses reading a newspaper; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A person holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A grassy field with people walking on it and trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a dirt field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man standing in front of a forest with trees in the background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing in front of a wooden building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man laying in the grass with a blood spot on his face; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a grey shirt is holding up a peace sign; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A person sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A couple of men sitting next to each other on top of a bus; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man adjusts his neck tie in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – Two men in suits and hats standing next to each other in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man holding a baseball in his hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting at a table holding a newspaper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man standing in front of a group of men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other in front of barbed wire fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men in uniform standing next to each other in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A person riding a motorcycle on top of a grass covered field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A large group of people standing in front of a row of houses; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A large group of men standing next to each other in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man holding a baseball glove next to another man in a uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man standing in front of an outdoor cafe; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of people walking in a fenced in area; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men sitting next to each other in the dark; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man riding a bike down a street with people; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men in uniform walking down a hall way; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting on a couch in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting on the ground with his hands crossed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men sitting at a table in front of a door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man leaning on a wooden railing near a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A couple of men standing next to each other in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a suit and a scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A view of a mountain range with a body of water in the foreground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man sitting next to a tree in the dark; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A person with blood all over his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a uniform and wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A person standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – An older man in a military uniform looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and tie sitting on a bunk bed; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a sweater is holding something in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a hat standing in front of a train; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other in a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – Two men standing next to each other in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a hat holding a knife in his hand; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man holding a baseball mitt and a ball; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – People are walking down the street near a bus; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a hat and a coat is looking at a newspaper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man standing in front of a group of men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a leather jacket and a tie in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – Two men standing next to each other in uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a suit standing next to another man in a uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – Two men are standing outside talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – Two men standing next to each other on a cloudy day; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A couple of men sitting at a wooden table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man standing in front of an old car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of people standing around a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A large group of men in uniform standing next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A couple of men standing next to each other on a bus; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a black suit is on the roof; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men sitting next to each other on a couch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man and a woman are walking through a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a military uniform wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A man in a leather jacket talking to a man in a uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Escape” (1963), directed by John Sturges – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle