The Great Escape [Blu-ray] [1963]
- SKU: 8912292
- Release Date: 05/07/2013
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- The Great Escape [Blu-ray] (Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV) (English/French/Spanish) 1963
- $9.99
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Ratings & Reviews
Special Features
- Audio commentary by director John Sturges, cast & crew
- 8 featurettes including The Untold Story, The Real Virgil Hilts & more!
Synopsis
The Great Escape is based on the true story of a group of Allied prisoners of war who managed to escape from an allegedly impenetrable Nazi prison camp during World War II. At the beginning of the film, the Nazis gather all their most devious and troublesome POWs and place them at a new prison camp, which was designed to be impervious to escapes. Immediately, the prisoners develop a scheme where they will leave the camp by building three separate escape tunnels. Richard Attenborough is the British soldier who masterminds the whole plan, and who commands his motley squad--featuring Charles Bronson as a Polish trench-digging expert, James Garner as an American with a talent for theft, Donald Pleasence as a masterful forger, and Steve McQueen as an American rebel--through the construction of the tunnels and, eventually, their escape. An epic adventure film, The Great Escape runs nearly three hours, featuring a rousing Elmer Bernstein score and exciting action sequences -- including a notorious motorcycle chase between McQueen and the Nazis -- the likes of which had never been seen before in Hollywood productions. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
Cast & Crew
Steve McQueen - "Cooler King" Hilts
James Garner - "The Scrounger" Hendley
Richard Attenborough - "Big X" Bartlett
James Donald - Senior Officer Ramsey
Charles Bronson - Danny Velinski
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Great Film, Poor Blu-ray
Thrilling story and acting.
July 9, 2014classic story about a prison break during world war 2. great story and acting. Good action and some light comic touches. A must see film, if action flix are your cup of tea.
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Classic McQueen
September 22, 2017This is just a sample of the incredible rough 'n tumble action from the iconic Steve McQueen. A true classic.
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good choice
September 21, 2017I movies with comedy and romance stories. This was different.
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Classic
September 20, 2017It's a classic. Missed it earlier. Love the movie.
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Classic movie
August 27, 2017Purchased a classic Hollywood movie for a great price.
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Iconic cinema
August 20, 2017Steve McQueen leads the all star cast including the likes of James Garner and Charles Bronson through this cinematic masterpiece with finesse and flair.
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Great movie
August 16, 2017Love Steve McQueen, he was a great actor. I always watch his movies when they are on tv.
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Excellent film taken from actual events of a real escape during the 2nd World War.. Problem is MGM/Fox dropped the ball on this release. Video - Washed out colors, soft image with no definition to be found anywhere which leaves me to believe some type of filter was used it appears that all grain is missing and faces and detail look smoothed of any fine detail. It's watchable but you will not be in awe of it or enjoy its near VHS like appearance. Audio - Average and you will notice right away that when the strong musical score kicks in you will be turning your volume up & down during dialog the surge is very apparent. Extras - Some very nice supplements are added to this single disc and will answer a lot of film background questions with real interviews of the men behind the actual escape. My recommendation is at $4.99 it's a buy but go any higher than that and I would pass knowing that this blu-ray image is not even close to high definition. Over-all product rating based on Blu-ray video & sound quality.
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