La grande évasion

Titre original : The Great Escape

1963
PG
2h 52m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

8,2/10

265 k

MA NOTE

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Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in La grande évasion (1963)

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Liretrailer3 min 09 s

9 vidéos

99+ photos

Period Drama Prison Drama War Epic Adventure Drama Thriller War

Des prisonniers de guerre alliés prévoient l'évasion de plusieurs centaines de personnes d'un camp allemand pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.Des prisonniers de guerre alliés prévoient l'évasion de plusieurs centaines de personnes d'un camp allemand pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.Des prisonniers de guerre alliés prévoient l'évasion de plusieurs centaines de personnes d'un camp allemand pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

ÉVALUATION IMDb

8,2/10

265 k

MA NOTE

POPULARITÉ

1 932

317

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Film le mieux coté no 156

Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 3 victoires et 12 nominations au total

Anecdotes
One day, the police in the German town where this movie was shot set up a speed trap near the set. Several members of the cast and crew were caught, including Steve McQueen. The Chief of Police told McQueen "Herr McQueen, we have caught several of your comrades today, but you have won the prize (for the highest speeding)." McQueen was arrested and briefly jailed.

Gaffes
Strong timbers are needed to support thousands of pounds of dirt above a tunnel. The three foot long, 1/2 inch thick boards taken from the bed frames shown used in the tunnel seemingly could not support the weight. However, documentary interviews and excavation of the actual Stalag Luft 3 site, reveal that the film's depiction of the tunnel's construction was accurate. While the materials used may not have been adequate for a professional tunnel or mine, they were apparently adequate to the task and some are still holding up the tunnel even now.

Citations
Von Luger: It looks, after all, as if you will see Berlin before I do.

Autres versions
Some TV versions edit the scene in which Ives is shot and killed for trying to escape over the fence.

Connexions
Edited into Return to 'The Great Escape' (1993)

Commentaires des utilisateurs464

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Commentaire en vedette

Of action and tragedy

"The Great Escape" is a rousing blend of suspense, action and ultimately tragedy, bolstered by an all-star cast, terrific music and beautiful European locations. A few fellow reviewers have cited the unbelievably "pristine" prison conditions, but the German authorities did try to uphold the Geneva Convention for Western Allied POWs. The characters in this film left their well-run 'stalag' anyway, and many paid the ultimate price. While entertaining its viewers, "The Great Escape" effectively depicted the tragic consequences.

-Tony