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The Great Escape
During the Second World War, a group of Allied prisoners of war mount a daring breakout from a supposedly inescapable Nazi prison camp. Based on a true story.
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New Year's Day 2026
21:00
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | John Sturges |
| Hilts 'The Cooler King' | Steve McQueen |
| Hendley 'The Scrounger' | James Garner |
| Bartlett 'Big X' | Richard Attenborough |
| Danny 'Tunnel King' | Charles Bronson |
| Sedgwick 'The Manufacturer' | James Coburn |
| Blythe 'The Forger' | Donald Pleasence |
| Ramsey 'The SBO' | James Donald |
| Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal' | David McCallum |
| MacDonald 'Intelligence' | Gordon Jackson |
| Von Luger 'The Kommandant' | Hannes Messemer |
| Willie 'Tunnel King' | John Leyton |
| Ives 'The Mole' | Angus Lennie |
| Cavendish 'The Surveyor' | Nigel Stock |
| Werner 'The Ferret' | Robert Graf |
