Great escape
The great escape
Mirisch Company presents ; screen play by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett ; produced and directed by John Sturges.
- Two-DVD special edition.
, United States
- New York, N.Y. The Criterion Collection 2020
- 2 videodiscs (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
- 4 3/4 in. stamping
- The Criterion collection 1027 .
Based on the book by Paul Brickhill. Title from title frame. Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) New, restored 4k digital transfer. Special features: 4K digital restoration; commentary soundtrack with Bruce Eder, John Sturges, Elmer Bernstein, Robert E. Relyea and Bud Ekins (1991); commentary soundtrack with Steven Jay Rubin, Robert E. Relyea, James Coburn, James Garner, David McCallum, Donald Pleasance, Jud Taylor, Fernando Carrere, Bud Ekins, and Hillard Ekins (2003); The Great escape: heroes under ground (directed and written by Frankie Glass; a four-part 2001 documentary about the real-life escape from the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, including interviews with POWs held there); The real Virgil Hilts: a man called Jones (a 2001 program on the United States Army Air Forces pilot David Jones, the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in the film); Return to The great escape (a 1993 program featuring interviews with Coburn, Garner, and actors David McCallum and Jud Taylor); trailer; on insert, an essay by critic Sheila O'Malley.
disc one. [Feature film] -- disc two. [Special features].
One of the most exciting adventure tales ever told, this action epic recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of a daring true-life escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, in which 250 men attempted to tunnel their way to freedom.
Rating: Not rated.
9781681437187 168143718X
715515245913
CC3146DDVD The Criterion Collection
1939-1945
World War --Prisoners and prisons, German--1939-1945--Drama.
Prisoners of war--Drama.
Prisoner-of-war escapes--Drama.
Escaped prisoners of war--Drama.
World War--1939-1945--Drama.
Germany.
PN1997 / .G687 2020
Gre 35
Based on the book by Paul Brickhill. Title from title frame. Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) New, restored 4k digital transfer. Special features: 4K digital restoration; commentary soundtrack with Bruce Eder, John Sturges, Elmer Bernstein, Robert E. Relyea and Bud Ekins (1991); commentary soundtrack with Steven Jay Rubin, Robert E. Relyea, James Coburn, James Garner, David McCallum, Donald Pleasance, Jud Taylor, Fernando Carrere, Bud Ekins, and Hillard Ekins (2003); The Great escape: heroes under ground (directed and written by Frankie Glass; a four-part 2001 documentary about the real-life escape from the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, including interviews with POWs held there); The real Virgil Hilts: a man called Jones (a 2001 program on the United States Army Air Forces pilot David Jones, the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in the film); Return to The great escape (a 1993 program featuring interviews with Coburn, Garner, and actors David McCallum and Jud Taylor); trailer; on insert, an essay by critic Sheila O'Malley.
disc one. [Feature film] -- disc two. [Special features].
One of the most exciting adventure tales ever told, this action epic recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of a daring true-life escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, in which 250 men attempted to tunnel their way to freedom.
Rating: Not rated.
9781681437187 168143718X
715515245913
CC3146DDVD The Criterion Collection
1939-1945
World War --Prisoners and prisons, German--1939-1945--Drama.
Prisoners of war--Drama.
Prisoner-of-war escapes--Drama.
Escaped prisoners of war--Drama.
World War--1939-1945--Drama.
Germany.
PN1997 / .G687 2020
Gre 35