The Great Escape

PG
0h 53m
2017
8.5 /10 (4)

Overview

On March 24, 1944, in the heart of Nazi Germany, 76 British, Canadian, Norwegian and French pilots who were held in Stalag Luft III, a prison camp of the Luftwaffe, escaped. Unique testimony from the last survivors, recreations and today’s digital images sheds new light on the audacious escape.

Country : France
Languages : Français
Released Date: 2017-03-10

Top Billed Cast

Thierry Debrune

Narrator (voice)

Jack Lyon

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

Charles Clarke

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

David Fraser

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

Howard Tuck

Himself - Historian

Guy Walters

Himself - Historian

Simon Pearson

Himself - Biographer

Colin Kirby-Green

Himself - Captain T. Kirby-Green's Son

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