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In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft III, a maximum-security prisoner-of-war camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history - brilliantly portrayed here by Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn - who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted. One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time, The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven), screenwriters James Clavell (Shogun) and W.R. Burnett (Little Caesar), and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story, The Great Escape is epic entertainment that "captivates, thrills and stirs" (Variety).

Special Features

• Audio Commentary by Director John Sturges, Cast and Crew
• The Great Escape: Bringing Fact to Fiction
• The Great Escape: Preparations for Freedom
• The Great Escape: The Flight to Freedom
• The Great Escape: A Standing Ovation
• The Great Escape: The Untold Story
• The Great Escape: The Untold Story - Additional Interviews
• The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
• Return to The Great Escape
• Original Theatrical Trailer