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In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft North, a maximum security prisoner of war camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history, who worked on what became the largest breakout ever attempted. One of the most ingenious and suspenseful films of all time, The Great Escape is epic entertainment. A true story about 600 British and American Air Force officers who worked for a year on the planning and execution of the March 1944 escape is the basis of the film. Although less than 100 prisoners made it out of the camp, it was the largest and most effective mass breakout of POW's in military history.

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The Great Escape image of Steve McQueen (as "The Cooler King") astride his motorcycle has entered silver-screen iconography, alongside Brando on his bike from The Wild One. Based on a true story about a group of POWs who mount a daring breakout from a supposedly inescapable Nazi prison camp, this rousing and suspenseful WWII epic features an all-star cast, including James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, and David McCallum. --Jim Emerson

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
• Package Dimensions : 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches; 6.13 ounces
• Release date : November 14, 2001
• Date First Available : December 7, 2006
• Actors : Mcqueen, Garner, Attenborough, Do
• Studio : MGM/Ua Studios