The finest fact based WWII movie made.

Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2005)

I found the movie to be superb. The acting of the entire cast was first rate. Steve McQueen showed the reason He was considered the hottest actor of the 60's. Charles Bronson, David McCallum.James Coburn,and James Garner, all showed their considerable acting skills.The movie was faithful to the actual events. It captured the intense frustration of all POWs.I have seen the movie 7 times.The cast members who portrayed the Germans also did a fantastic job Hannes Messmer, who played Von Luger,the Kommandant, was quite good as professional soldier disgusted by some of his comrades.Angus Lennie,as Ives,delivered a touching performance of a man pushed to the breaking point by his captivity. All in all, The Great Escape is a movie to be seen by anyone who likes a good war movie.I highly recommend it.