Title The Great Escape Overview The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocates them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story. Tagline Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it! Genres Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War Keywords based on novel, optimism, switzerland, baseball, famous score, prisoner, shower, world war ii, prisoners of war, claustrophobia, nazis, machinegun, attempt to escape, uniform, freedom, based on true story, prison guard, escape, swastika, barbed wire, solitary confinement, motorcycle, motorcycle jump, alps Production Companies United Artists, The Mirisch Corporation Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English, Deutsch, Français, Pусский Original Language en Runtime minutes 172 Release Year 1963
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 12 million USD