Digging The Great Escape (2011)
1h 12m
Running Time
November 28, 2011Release Date
Digging The Great Escape (2011)
1h 12m
Running Time
November 28, 2011Release Date
Plot.
The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.
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Cast & Crew.
Jack Lyon
Himself
Richard Osgood
Self - MoD Archaeologist
Paul McGann
narrator
Frank Stone
Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Alan Bryett
Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Howard Tuck
Self Historian
Philip Westwood
Self - Chief Engineer
Tony Pollard
Self - Chief Archaeologist
John Le Cornu
Self - Royal Air Force
Paul Nelson
Director
Brian Rice
Director
Steve Gamester
Producer
Eric Cadesky
Composer
Nick Dyer
Composer
Damir I. Chytil
Cinematographer
Details.
Release DateNovember 28, 2011
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 12m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
world war ii
pow escape
concentration camp escape