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The Great Escape continues to receive acclaim from modern critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 53 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads, "With its impeccably slow-building story and a cast for the ages, The Great Escape is an all-time action classic." [63]
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.
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").
He enlisted in the Army Air Forces, serving as the navigator of a B-17 during World War II, when he was shot down over France on April 3, 1943. [2] During 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 years as a POW in Stalag Luft III, he helped prepare the escape depicted in the film The Great Escape—though he was transferred to another camp before the escape took place.
The Great Escape is a 2023 Indo-American action film directed by Sandeep JL and written by Yadhu Krishnan. [3] [4] It stars Babu Antony, Arthur Babu Antony, Sandeep J.L., Simon Kuke, and Chaz Taylor, as well as featuring Indian actor Sampath Ram in a guest appearance. [5] The Great Escape was released on May 26, 2023. [6]
Angus Wilson Lennie (18 April 1930 – 14 September 2014) was a Scottish film, television and theatre actor with a 50-year career. His numerous credits include the character of Flying Officer Archibald Ives in The Great Escape, and Shughie McFee in the television soap opera Crossroads.
In 1963, he was in the original lead cast of BBC1's Doctor Who, playing the role of schoolteacher Ian Chesterton from the show's first episode until 1965. Russell's film roles include parts in The Man Who Never Was (1956), The Great Escape (1963) and Superman (1978). On television, he appeared as Ted Sullivan in Coronation Street in 1992.
The Great Escape (1963) as Flt. Lt. Andrew MacDonald, "Intelligence" The Long Ships (1964) as Vahlin; Daylight Robbery (1964) as Sergeant; The Ipcress File (1965) as Jock Carswell; Operation Crossbow (1965) as R.A.F. Pilot (scenes deleted) Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) as MacDougal; Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) as James ...