GREAT ESCAPE, THE(1963)
Sadly there are several glitches on this dvd!
I am not a fan of war movies!! In fact I avoid them
like the plague!! However, there are two that are top
notch movie in their own right, Kelly's Heroes and this
movie! Not really sure which is actually the best as
both are at the top of their game!! This one has some
of the greatest stars of the era in it: Steve McQueen,
James Garner, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, David
McCallum, Donald Pleasence & David Attenborough!
Based on a true story, this is about a bunch of
POWs in WW II being held in a Stalag and planning
not to be there much longer!! A great movie!! A
From IMDb.com:
This has to be one of the best movie of its genre by
the great director John Sturges. Based on a true story,
this has all the basic archetypes. The cast is truly
stellar consisting of great stars and iconic old timers.
Steve McQueen is the big headliner and is very cool.
But he doesn't overshadow anybody. Seeing the list of
amazing talents, everybody had their chance to create
compelling characters. James Garner has just as much
charm as McQueen. Donald Pleasence has the memorable
scene of pretending to see. Then there is a list of
award winning actors like Richard Attenborough, and
James Coburn. It would be the prison escape movie
that others would imitate in the future. - SnoopyStyle