A marvelous international cast star in The Great Escape, a true story about the remarkable escape of 76 (out of an intended 250) Allied POWs from the Nazi detention camp, Stalag Luft North, and their attempt to flee Gestapo-occupied territory during WWII. Suits are to be made, rations assembled, maps and compasses manufactured. And above all, three tunnels, each 30 feet deep and 350 feet long, are to be dug! All to foil sensitive electronic detecting devices…and human and canine eyes and ears. Some will make it all the way. Others may not… Based on the book by Paul Brickhill.

Steve McQueen jumps on his motorcycle and leads the way in this thrill-packed adventure that blends top stars, a true-life WWII saga and Hollywood’s gift for storytelling into a bravura, blockbuster film.

Also stars Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, James Garner and Richard Attenborough. (1963)