The Great Escape (2017)

8.5/10 • 53 min • Documentary History War

Overview

On March 24, 1944, in the heart of Nazi Germany, 76 British, Canadian, Norwegian and French pilots who were held in Stalag Luft III, a prison camp of the Luftwaffe, escaped. Unique testimony from the last survivors, recreations and today’s digital images sheds new light on the audacious escape.

Cast

Thierry Debrune

Narrator (voice)

Jack Lyon

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

Charles Clarke

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

David Fraser

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

Guy Walters

Himself - Historian

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