The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Bartlett 'Big X'
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Blythe 'The Forger'
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Got to be the definition of an all star (albeit all male) cast in this gripping demonstration of just how inventive and ingenious people can be when incarcerated and facing a bleak (if any) future. Each character in this WWII POW drama brings something different to this ensemble of style and imagination. Richard Attenborough stars as the proverbial pain in the ass to his Nazi guards having repeatedly escaped before, and he puts together his "X" organisation to work every scheme imaginable to get people out of this supposedly escape proof "Super-Stalag ". Steve McQueen forms an unlikely allianc...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000.00
Revenue $11,700,000.00