---
title: 'The Great Escape (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Sturges'
released: '1963-06-20'
runtime_minutes: 165
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-escape-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Escape (1963)

1963 · 165 min · Drama, Adventure, War, History, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Great Escape is a 1963 American epic war adventure film starring Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough and featuring James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton and Angus Lennie. It was filmed in Panavision, and its musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. Adapted from Paul Brickhill's 1950 non-fiction book of the same name, the film depicts a heavily fictionalized version of the mass escape by British Commonwealth prisoners of war from German POW camp Stalag Luft III in World War II. The film made numerous compromises for its commercial appeal, including its portrayal of American involvement in the escape.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sturges)
- **Producer:** [John Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sturges)
- **Screenplay:** [James Clavell](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-clavell), [Walter Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-newman), [W. R. Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-r-burnett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elmer Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniel L. Fapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-l-fapp)
- **Editor:** [Ferris Webster](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferris-webster)

## Cast

- [David McCallum](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mccallum)
- [James Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-coburn)
- [John Leyton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-leyton)
- [Karl-Otto Alberty](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-otto-alberty)
- [George Mikell](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-mikell)
- [Gordon Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-jackson)
- [William Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-russell)
- [Angus Lennie](https://cinepixo.com/people/angus-lennie)
- [Lawrence Montaigne](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-montaigne)
- [Ulrich Beiger](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulrich-beiger)
- [Robert Graf](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-graf)
- [Robert Freitag](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-freitag)
- [Steve McQueen](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-mcqueen)
- [Heinz Weiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-weiss)
- [Charles Bronson](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bronson)

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