Excellent Must see

Rating: 10/10 (25 January 2010)

I am glad the previous reviewer wrote about the history of stalags and escapes to help straighten out some of the people that did not believe this really happened or some of it, it's like the Battle of the Bulge movie, it was based on history but it has many flaws, like the tanks in it, by the end of the war, there were not enough German Tanks left in running condition to make a movie, so they use what they have, but that does not mean the movie and what is in it, did not happen.
I love the array of stars in this, it's just one of those films where everything seems to fit perfectly, the acting is top notch, the scenery is fantastic, and the things they added to the true story helped form it into an great picture.
The musical score is an all time classic, and so is the film.
You can't miss on this one, I showed it to my boys when they were young and we all watched it again in their teens and they have seen it themselves since, and it's a movie they have never forgotten and that I have heard them talk about when great movies are mentioned.
Knowing it really happened just makes it that much better and that much more fun to watch, it has several sad parts to it, but that's history and they could not change that.
All I can say is don't miss this one if you have not seen it, watch it at least once in your life, I could watch it anytime it's on TV or I occasionally put it in my DVD player an watch it.