A perfect movie...on every level! :)

Rating: 10/10 (9 July 2015)

I've been watching this movie since I was a little kid, and, I love it every bit as much now as I did then! A fascinating work of art based upon an actual WW2 prisoner-of-war camp escape.
This is a perfect movie from cast to director to location to sets to action to, to, to everything!
Many of my movie heroes are in this movie - how many movies are made nowadays where there are more than one, two, or, even three superstars in the cast? This movie has at least eight(8) leading actors, as well as many more familiar cinematic faces, both American and European.
This movie is also directed by WW2 veteran John Sturges who once made training films and documentaries for the USAAF. He directed other such classics as "The Old Man and the Sea" (1958); "The Magnificent Seven" (1960); and, "The Eagle Has Landed" (1976), just to name a few.
I highly recommend that all war-movie buffs watch this. If at all possible, rent the DVD which includes behind-the-scenes footage about finding the right location for the movie, as well as a short documentary of the 'real' escape that this movie is based on.
Highly recommended - a great movie of a great escape! :)