The Great Escape (1963)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:AFI100Years100Cheers #17
gptkbp:AFI100Years100Thrills #19
gptkbp:aspectRatio 2.35:1
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial gptkb:Paul_Brickhill
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Great_Escape_(book)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $11.7 million (US/Canada rentals)
gptkbp:category Films directed by John Sturges
Films set in Germany
American war films
1963 films
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Daniel_L._Fapp
gptkbp:colorProcess gptkb:Color_by_DeLuxe
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:John_Sturges
gptkbp:distributedBy gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Ferris_Webster
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:California,_USA
gptkb:Bavaria,_Germany
gptkbp:genre gptkb:adventure_film
war film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Escape (1963)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Elmer_Bernstein
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound
gptkbp:notableFor ensemble cast
inspired by real events
iconic theme music
gptkbp:notableScene Steve McQueen motorcycle chase
gptkbp:plotSummary Allied prisoners of war plan a mass escape from a German POW camp.
gptkbp:producer gptkb:John_Sturges
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:The_Mirisch_Company
gptkbp:releaseDate July 4, 1963
gptkbp:runtime 172 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:W._R._Burnett
gptkb:James_Clavell
gptkbp:sequel gptkb:The_Great_Escape_II:_The_Untold_Story
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:setInPeriod gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Richard_Attenborough
gptkb:Steve_McQueen
gptkb:David_McCallum
gptkb:Charles_Bronson
gptkb:James_Coburn
gptkb:James_Garner
gptkb:Donald_Pleasence
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