| Edition |
Two-DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome rdacc |
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color |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mono surround rdacpc |
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Dolby Digital |
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NTSC rda |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 1027 |
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Criterion collection ; 1027.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation; monaural or 5.1 surround. |
| Note |
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Cast |
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasance, 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, George Mikell, Lawrence Montaigne, Robert Desmond, Til Kiwe, Heinz Weiss, Tom Adams, Karl-Otto Alberty. |
| Credits |
Music, Elmer Bernstein ; director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; art director, Fernando Carrere ; film editor, Ferris Webster. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Paul Brickhill. |
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Title from title frame. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1963. |
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Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
disc one. [Feature film] -- disc two. [Special features]. |
| Note |
New, restored 4k digital transfer. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
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. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German -- Drama.
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Prisoners of war -- Drama.
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Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Drama.
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Escaped prisoners of war -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
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Escaped prisoners of war. (OCoLC)fst01199998
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Prisoner-of-war escapes. (OCoLC)fst01077102
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Escapes. (OCoLC)fst00915129
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Prisoners of war. (OCoLC)fst01077227
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
War films. (OCoLC)fst01710402
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Prison films. (OCoLC)fst01710473
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Prison films.
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War films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Sturges, John, 1910-1992, film director, film producer.
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Clavell, James, screenwriter.
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Burnett, W. R. (William Riley), 1899-1982, screenwriter.
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Fapp, Daniel, director of photography.
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Bernstein, Elmer, composer (expression)
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Webster, Ferris, 1912-1989, editor of moving image work.
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Carrere, Fernando, art director.
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McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980, actor.
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Garner, James, 1928-2014, actor.
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Attenborough, Richard, actor.
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Donald, James, 1917-1993, actor.
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Bronson, Charles, 1921-2003, actor.
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Pleasence, Donald, actor.
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Coburn, James, actor.
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Messemer, Hannes, 1924-1991, actor.
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McCallum, David, 1933- actor.
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Jackson, Gordon, 1923-1990, actor.
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Leyton, John, actor.
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Lennie, Angus, 1930-2014, actor.
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Stock, Nigel, actor.
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Graf, Robert, 1923-1966, actor.
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Taylor, Jud, 1932-2008, actor.
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Reiser, Hans, 1919-1992, actor.
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Riebauer, Harry, 1921-1999, actor.
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Russell, William, 1924- actor.
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Freitag, Robert, 1916- actor.
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Beiger, Ulrich, 1918-1996, actor.
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Mikell, George, 1929-2020, actor.
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Montaigne, Lawrence, 1931- actor.
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Desmond, Robert, 1928-2002, actor.
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Kiwe, Til, 1915-1995, actor.
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Weiss, Heinz, 1921-2010, actor.
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Adams, Tom, 1938-2014, actor.
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Alberty, Karl Otto, 1933- actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Brickhill, Paul.
Great escape.
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United Artists (Firm), film distributor.
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Mirisch Company, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Great escape: heroes under ground.
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Real Virgil Hilts.
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| ISBN |
9781681437187 |
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168143718X |
| Standard No. |
715515245913 |
| Music No. |
CC3146DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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