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The Great Escape

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The Great Escape (1963)

82/100

8.2/10

249.4K Votes

Drama Action & Adventure 19632h 52m

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.The Great Escape featuring Steve McQueen and James Garner is streaming on MAX, streaming with subscription on Cinemax (Via Prime Video), streaming with subscription on DIRECTV Stream, and 7 others. It's an action & adventure and drama movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 8.2 (249,364 votes).

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Available to stream on a popular subscription service (MAX, Cinemax, and DIRECTV STREAM).

Available to rent or buy from $3.89 on 7 services (iTunes, Apple TV, Google Play, and 4 others).

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#700 Ranked Movie

#4 Ranked in Baseball Movies

#43 Ranked in Movies on Cinemax

#299 Ranked in Action & Adventure Movies

The Great Escape has a high IMDb audience rating of 8.2 (249,364 votes). The movie is popular with Reelgood users lately.

About The Great Escape

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Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Age rating: N/A

Runtime: 2h 52m

Extra Information

Related Genres: Drama Action & Adventure

Country of origin: America

Available to watch on: MAX Cinemax DIRECTV STREAM

Original Release Date: Jul 4, 1963

The Great Escape

The Great Escape (1963)

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John Sturges

Steve McQueen

James Garner

Richard Attenborough

James Donald

Charles Bronson

Donald Pleasence

James Coburn

Hannes Messemer

David McCallum

Gordon Jackson

John Leyton

Angus Lennie

Nigel Stock

Robert Graf

Jud Taylor

Hans Reiser

Harry Riebauer

William Russell

Robert Freitag

Ulrich Beiger

James Clavell

John Sturges

Walter Mirisch

James Clavell

Paul Brickhill

W.R. Burnett

Elmer Bernstein

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