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The Great Escape

8.5 / 10 8.5 2017 53m

DocumentaryHistoryWar

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.

Directed by Anna Kwak-Sialelli

VISUAL NOTES

Stills from The Great Escape

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CAST

The people behind the story

Thierry Debrune

Thierry DebruneNarrator (voice)

Jack Lyon

Jack LyonHimself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

Charles Clarke

Charles ClarkeHimself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

David Fraser

David FraserHimself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

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Howard TuckHimself - Historian

Guy Walters

Guy WaltersHimself - Historian

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Simon PearsonHimself - Biographer

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Colin Kirby-GreenHimself - Captain T. Kirby-Green's Son

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