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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story is a 1988 American made-for-television action-adventure drama film and a sequel to The Great Escape (1963). It stars Christopher Reeve, Judd Hirsch, Anthony Denison, Ian McShane, Charles Haid and Donald Pleasence in a supporting role (in the 1963 original Pleasence had played Flight-Lieutenant Colin Blythe, "The Forger").
The "Great Escape" was a World War II mass escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III. It resulted in the murder of 50 recaptured escapees. It was the basis of The Great Escape, a book by Paul Brickhill describing the escape and The Great Escape, a film based on the book.
Von Lindeiner was the basis for the character "Colonel von Luger" in the film The Great Escape, played by actor Hannes Messemer. [5] He has been portrayed by Manfred Andrae in the made-for-TV film The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988). He is depicted as being executed by firing squad for his failure to prevent the breakout.
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The search for the culprits responsible for the murder of the 50 Allied officers was depicted in The Great Escape II: The Untold Story. A dramatisation of the investigation, written by Robin Brooks and Robert Radcliffe, was featured in the BBC Radio 4 "Saturday Drama" series, first broadcast on 13 April 2013.
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) – action adventure drama television film telling the story of a special task force sent to hunt down the culprits responsible for carrying out the orders to murder 50 of the 76 escapees from Stalag Luft III [509] Hanna's War (1988) – biographical war film detailing the true story of Hannah Szenes ...
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Massey was the basis for the character "Group Captain Ramsey" in the film The Great Escape (1963), played by actor James Donald. Massey has been portrayed by Peter Dennis in the made-for-TV film The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988).