The Great Escape

"Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!"

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Ratings & Reviews

8.2/10

276,075 votes

94/100

Fresh

86/100

Metascore

7.9/10

2,798 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Film Editing

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$4.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$11.7M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$7.7M

ROI: +193%

Budget Recovery293% of budget

$0|Budget: $4.0M|Revenue: $11.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

101.9K

Daily Avg

1.7K

7-Day Trend

+9%

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Based On

The Great Escape

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Großhesselohe station

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Germany

Themes & Subjects

#flight#prisoner-of-warcamp#worldwarii

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Daniel L. Fapp

Film Editing

Ferris Webster

Music / Score

Elmer Bernstein

Production Companies

The Mirisch Company

Distributors

NetflixUnited Artists

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Great Escape

Available in 132 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Kanopy	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	Amazon Prime Video, Foxtel Now, BINGE, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomPG

Canada14A

AustraliaPG

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

Belgium14

+13 more countries

Production

Director

John Sturges

Writers

James Clavell, W.R. Burnett, Paul Brickhill

Production Companies

The Mirisch CompanyUnited Artists

Cast

Steve McQueen

Hilts 'The Cooler King'

James Garner

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Richard Attenborough

Bartlett 'Big X'

James Donald

Ramsey 'The SBO'

Charles Bronson

Danny 'Tunnel King'

Donald Pleasence

Blythe 'The Forger'

James Coburn

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

Hannes Messemer

Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

David McCallum

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

Gordon Jackson

MacDonald 'Intelligence'

John Leyton

Willie 'Tunnel King'

Angus Lennie

Ives 'The Mole'

Tags & Keywords

prisonuniformswastikaprisonerbased on novel or booknaziescapeoptimismfreedommachinegunswitzerlandshowerdystopiabaseballworld war ii

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