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Rating: 8/10 (28 May 2012)

This movie created the sixties. It is not about Nazis; it's about the Man.
Steve McQueen and James Garner lead a great ensemble cast in this great John Sturges directed war movie about an RAF escape attempt from a German POW camp.
Outside of the Ocean's movies, there are not many great ensemble movies made these days due to the enormous salaries paid to the stars.
It is an escape movie, but it plays like a caper flick. What they are stealing in this case, is their freedom. The setup is extremely complicated and fascinating. Of course, only 76 make it out instead of the planned 250, and not many experience freedom, but it still plays well after all these years.
It is well worth watching again and again to see Steve McQueen's attempted escape on a motorcycle.