Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

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

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