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The Great Escape

DocumentaryHistoryWar
8.5·2017·0h 53m

On March 24, 1944, in the heart of Nazi Germany, 76 British, Canadian, Norwegian and French pilots who were held in Stalag Luft III, a prison camp of ...

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Cast

Thierry Debrune

Thierry Debrune

Narrator (voice)

Jack Lyon

Jack Lyon

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

Charles Clarke

Charles Clarke

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

David Fraser

David Fraser

Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

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Howard Tuck

Himself - Historian

Guy Walters

Guy Walters

Himself - Historian

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Simon Pearson

Himself - Biographer

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Colin Kirby-Green

Himself - Captain T. Kirby-Green's Son

DIRECTOR

Anna Kwak-Sialelli

OVERVIEW

On March 24, 1944, in the heart of Nazi Germany, 76 British, Canadian, Norwegian and French pilots who were held in Stalag Luft III, a prison camp of the Luftwaffe, escaped. Unique testimony from the last survivors, recreations and today’s digital images sheds new light on the audacious escape.