The Great Escape
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Format: DVD
Edition: Criterion collection.
Description: 2 videodiscs (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
One of the most exciting adventure tales ever told, this action epic recounts the planning, execution, and aftermath of a daring true-life escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, in which 250 men attempted to tunnel their way to freedom.
Other Authors:
Sturges, John, 1910-1992, film director.
McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980, actor.
Bronson, Charles, 1921-2003, actor.
Coburn, James, actor.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Sturges, John, 1910-1992, film director.
McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980, actor.
Bronson, Charles, 1921-2003, actor.
Coburn, James, actor.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
Prisoners of war -- Drama.
Escapes -- Drama.
National socialism -- Germany -- Drama.
World War (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
Prisoners of war -- Drama.
Escapes -- Drama.
National socialism -- Germany -- Drama.
World War (1939-1945)
Target Audience: Rating: Not rated.
ISBN:
9781681437187
UPC: 715515245913
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
DVD ACTION Great | Main (Downtown) | First Level, DVD | In |
DVD ACTION Great | Southeast | DVD | In |
More Formats
Title from sell sheet.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio)
Special features: 4K digital restoration; commentary soundtrack with Bruce Eder, John Sturges, Elmer Bernstein, Robert E. Relyea and Bud Ekins (1991); commentary soundtrack with Steven Jay Rubin, Robert E. Relyea, James Coburn, James Garner, David McCallum, Donald Pleasance, Jud Taylor, Fernando Carrere, Bud Ekins, and Hillard Ekins (2003); The Great escape: heroes under ground (directed and written by Frankie Glass; a four-part 2001 documentary about the real-life escape from the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, including interviews with POWs held there); The real Virgil Hilts: a man called Jones (a 2001 program on the United States Army Air Forces pilot David Jones, the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in the film); Return to The great escape (a 1993 program featuring interviews with Coburn, Garner, and actors David McCallum and Jud Taylor); trailer; on insert, an essay by critic Sheila O'Malley.
Videorecording.
Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, James Garner, Donald Pleasence.
DVD; Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Monaural.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio)
Special features: 4K digital restoration; commentary soundtrack with Bruce Eder, John Sturges, Elmer Bernstein, Robert E. Relyea and Bud Ekins (1991); commentary soundtrack with Steven Jay Rubin, Robert E. Relyea, James Coburn, James Garner, David McCallum, Donald Pleasance, Jud Taylor, Fernando Carrere, Bud Ekins, and Hillard Ekins (2003); The Great escape: heroes under ground (directed and written by Frankie Glass; a four-part 2001 documentary about the real-life escape from the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, including interviews with POWs held there); The real Virgil Hilts: a man called Jones (a 2001 program on the United States Army Air Forces pilot David Jones, the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in the film); Return to The great escape (a 1993 program featuring interviews with Coburn, Garner, and actors David McCallum and Jud Taylor); trailer; on insert, an essay by critic Sheila O'Malley.
Videorecording.
Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, James Garner, Donald Pleasence.
DVD; Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Monaural.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).