Great Steve McQueen Film

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2008)

This film deals with POW's who are sent to a new German prison camp with very tight security mainly because most of these POW's were all professional escape artists who have dug tunnels from many other German camps or simply escaped by climbing over fences and many other ways of escape. Steve MacQueen, (Capt. Hilts,) was also called "The Cooler King" because he always wound up in solitary confinement which was called the Cooler. James Garner, (Flight Lt. Hendley) was called the "Scounger" because he could obtain all kinds of necessary items in order to make escapes, like forged identification and many other items. Charles Bronson, (Flight Lt. Donny Velinski) was called the "Tunnel King" because he was great for making all kinds of tunnels. This film will keep you on the edge of your seat and the entire picture is not spent in the prison camp. There is great photography throughout Bavaria, Germany and Munich, Bavaria and great scenes with Steve MacQueen riding his bike and James Garner flying a German Training plane. Don't miss this film, it is great.