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The great escape [videorecording] / United Artists & the Mirisch Company ; produced & directed by John Sturges ; screenplay by James Clavel & W.R. Burnett.

Summary:

The true story of 76 allied airmen who plot a massive escape from Stalag 3, a maximum security prison in World War II. They struggle against overwhelming odds to obtain freedom.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792838408
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (171 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen version.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, [1998].

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Based on the book by Paul Brickhill.
DVD special features include: 24-minute in-depth documentary on the making of The great escape, trivia and production notes, and original theatrical trailer.
Participant or Performer Note:
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, James Coburn.
System Details Note:
DVD Dolby digital.
Language Note:
English and French language tracks, with French and Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: DVDs.
Video recordings.
Feature films.
Prison films.
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Topic Heading: DVDs.
DVD-videodiscs.
Adult DVD.

Available copies

  • 9 of 11 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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