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The Great Escape

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

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.9/10
2,948 votes
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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

Where to Watch The Great Escape

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United States of AmericaNR
Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with AdsHooplaAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, PlexAmazon 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 StoreApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with AdsHooplaApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG
Amazon Prime Video, BINGE, Foxtel Now, Amazon Prime Video with Ads7plusApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTubeApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads—Apple TV Store, Amazon VideoApple 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 photo

Steve McQueen

Hilts 'The Cooler King'

James Garner photo

James Garner

Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Richard Attenborough photo

Richard Attenborough

Bartlett 'Big X'

James Donald photo

James Donald

Ramsey 'The SBO'

Charles Bronson photo

Charles Bronson

Danny 'Tunnel King'

Donald Pleasence photo

Donald Pleasence

Blythe 'The Forger'

James Coburn photo

James Coburn

Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'

Hannes Messemer photo

Hannes Messemer

Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

David McCallum photo

David McCallum

Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'

Gordon Jackson photo

Gordon Jackson

MacDonald 'Intelligence'

John Leyton photo

John Leyton

Willie 'Tunnel King'

Angus Lennie photo

Angus Lennie

Ives 'The Mole'

Tags & Keywords

prisonuniformswastikaprisonerbased on novel or booknaziescapeoptimismfreedommachinegunswitzerlandshowerdystopiabaseballworld war ii

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