The Greatest Movie Of All TIme

Rating: 10/10 (24 September 2005)

The Great Escape in my opinion is the greatest war movie that i have ever seen. Although i may not be a veteran of the silver screen, i have enjoyed this film each and every time i watch it. Based on a book by Paul Brickhall about the true exploits of Allied troops in World War II, the film is set in a German Prison Camp which had been built with the sole purpose of holding Allied prisoners who just would not stay captured. The Nazis, in bringing all these prisoners in the same place, assembled the greatest escape minds the Brits and Yanks could ever have produced.
The ensuing actions never fails to entertain with roaming landscapes and an excellent score by Elmer Bernstein all add up to an beautifully directed movie by John Sturges, of Magnificent Seven Fame, with an unbeatable cast at the height of there powers with McQueen, Attenborough, Garner, Bronson, Coburn and many, many more.
I hope my comments help you in your decision. Did I mention it won the Golden Globe for Best Motion picture in 1964?