The Great Escape (1963 film)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Great_Escape_(1963_film)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:film
gptkbp:AFI100Years100Cheers	#17
gptkbp:AFI100Years100Thrills	#19
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial	gptkb:Paul_Brickhill
gptkbp:basedOn	gptkb:The_Great_Escape_(book)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross	$11.7 million (US/Canada rentals)
gptkbp:cinematography	gptkb:Daniel_L._Fapp
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	gptkb:John_Sturges
gptkbp:distributor	gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editingBy	gptkb:Ferris_Webster
gptkbp:filmingLocation	gptkb:Bavaria,_Germany
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:adventure_film war film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Great Escape (1963 film)
gptkbp:influenced	pop culture
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:mainCast	gptkb:Angus_Lennie gptkb:Gordon_Jackson gptkb:Hannes_Messemer gptkb:John_Leyton gptkb:Lawrence_Montaigne gptkb:Nigel_Stock gptkb:Robert_Graf gptkb:Til_Kiwe gptkb:Richard_Attenborough gptkb:Steve_McQueen gptkb:William_Russell gptkb:David_McCallum gptkb:Charles_Bronson gptkb:James_Coburn gptkb:James_Garner gptkb:Donald_Pleasence gptkb:Jud_Taylor gptkb:Hans_Reiser gptkb:Robert_Freitag
gptkbp:musicBy	gptkb:Elmer_Bernstein
gptkbp:narrativeFocus	POW escape
gptkbp:nominatedFor	gptkb:Best_Film_Editing Best Art Direction Best Sound
gptkbp:notableFor	ensemble cast iconic theme music inspiration from real events
gptkbp:notableScene	Steve McQueen motorcycle chase
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:setIn	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:setInPeriod	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:theme	freedom heroism resilience
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Great_Escape_(film_score)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6