A classic having some great chases & valor of heart

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 2010)

The Great Escape directed by John Sturges is a story of hope for those few men who were trapped in the German camp.These captured soldiers of war make every attempt to escape but all fail.But eventually as the movie reaches its climax we are able to see that the plan made to escape for 250,only 11 were able to escape from the camp.Over 87 escaped but were recaptured & nearly half were shot dead just to set an example.The star-cast in the movie is very cool.The names like the tunnel king & cooler king just were so good.Steve McQueen led from the front.Rest of the casting is very good.A lot of stars from the past.The tempo of the movie is a bit slow but the later half of the escape is very good.Great chases & surprised captures.And in the end instead of hope they get execution.This one is a classic.We see some great chases & some great valor of heart by the captured prisoners.