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A film for life, not just watching at Christmas!
Advantages: Everything, seeing Steve McQueen lots is a bonus =]
Disadvantages: none!
...of this movie but never the whole film, I decided to buy it on DVD. I bought it as part of a 'Great Films Starring Steve McQueen' box set. What an investment!
Produced in 1963, this DVD is based on a true story of a group of Allied P.O.W's who planned an escape from an 'escape proof' camp. This was the largest planned Allied escape attempt from a German POW camp.
This film features some famous names such as:
Steve McQueen
James Garner
Charles ...
...The first half of the film focuses on various escape attempts made by the POWs, as well of the planning of the escape and digging the tunnels, Tom, Dick, and Harry. This half of the film is quite comedic, and the characters work well together.
The second half of the film follows the escape of the prisoners, and follows their various journeys as they try and get back to Britain safely. It is much more dramatic than the first half, and is quite fast ...
 skankinchar 31.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Great Escape (Special Edition) (DVD)
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The Great Escape
Advantages: Thrilling adventure from the past
Disadvantages: none
...Donald Pleasence
Released in the summer of 1963 this near three hour movie, based on some true events, depicts the lives of many Prisoners of War incarcerated in a German POW camp, Stalag Luft III, during the second world war, revealing the many escapes which were planned and executed, sometimes successfully, but mostly failures…
This movie is based on the factual book by Paul Brickhill, who was actually in the camp and helped out with the preparations ...
...taking part in the escape itself.
** BRIEF PLOT ** Stalag Luft III is a high security prisoners of war camp which, according to commandant Colonel Von Luger, (played by Hannes Messemer), is escape proof, so it is filled with prisoners who have previously escaped from various other prisons… but to house that many professional escapees in one place is just asking for trouble…
When Squadron leader Roger Bartlett, (played by Richard Attenborough), ...
blissman70 07.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Great Escape (Definitive Edition) (DVD)
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Great Mcqueen
Advantages: Great story, great acting, great ending
Disadvantages: Black and white (for people who like movies in color...)
This 1961 film, shot in black and white, is a great paramount release. It tells the story of an american platoon during world war two that has to hold a position on the siegfried line against the nazis. They are outnumbered and must use their ingenuity to hold off the attacks. Steve Mcqueen plays the role of a skilled soldier who is invaluable to his platoon. This movie is full of action and great dialogue, and the direction is top notch. It doesn't ...
bardall 12.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Hell Is For Heroes (DVD)
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A Classic War Film!
Advantages: Really interesting, based on a true story, exciting, good acting
Disadvantages: None
...Only Review Watching the Great Escape on Sky Anytime last night I thought I had to review it. This movie is based on a book by Paul Brickhill who actually was in the camp in March 1944! The film is therefore based on true events but there are some inaccuracies so you should not believe everything that happens in the film! The film was made in 1963 but is still on every Christmas! The Great Escape is set in World War 2 and begins with the P.O.W ...
...high security. The idea is to have "all the rotten eggs in one basket" so they can all be kept inside this one impossible to escape camp! You see the prisoners of war in the camp and follow their escape plan. They want to be as much nuisance to the Germans as possible wasting their time, money and men! There plan is to get over 250 men out of the camp out of tunnels. You get to see how they manage to dig the tunnels, trick guards, get various things ...
mariofan123 20.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Great Escape (DVD)
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Come on then, whistle along to the tune..
Advantages: Still the best war film ever with loads of extras
Disadvantages: Maybe not suitable for Scots, Welsh + Irish
"It is the duty of any officer in time of war...to do all in his power to escape" - General George Harsh.
Never has this been shown in such passionate detail as in the The Great Escape.
Based on a true story, it is set in 1943 in a brand new POW camp in Germany. This camp was constucted by the German's to hold all the troublesome Allied POW's - Summed up by Von Luger, the Commandant in the movie as "Putting all our rotten eggs in one basket".
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...McQueen(Hilts - The Cooler King), James Garner(Hendley - The Scrounger), Richard Attenborough(Bartlett - Big X), James Donald(Ramsey - SBO), Charles Bronson(Danny - Tunnel King), Donald Pleasence(Blythe - The Forger) and James Coburn(Sedgwick - The Manufacturer). All these stars play huge parts in the film with none having a 'more important role' than another although viewers will tend to remember Steve McQueen more due to the charasmatic character ...
pittodriefaithful 04.11.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Great Escape (World Cup Edition) (DVD)
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VAX V060
 Price; suction; on board tools (*)
Garmin zumo 550
Can be used with a gloved hand, easy to install, uses Mapsource (*)
NAD C 315 BEE
Powerdrive-S technology, No genre preference, Great sound quality, Very low distortion (*)
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