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About
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.
Theatrical
Jul 4, 1963
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 31, 1998
Box Office
$11.7M
Budget
$4.0M
Return
2.9x
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
The Mirisch Company, United Artists
Keywords
prison
based on novel or book
optimism
switzerland
prisoner
shower
world war ii
prisoner of war
claustrophobia
nazi
machinegun
dystopia
attempt to escape
uniform
freedom
based on true story
prison guard
prison escape
tragedy
escape
swastika
barbed wire
solitary confinement
motorcycle
alps mountains
british officer
1940s
luftwaffe
soldiers
audacious
hopeful
Cast
Full credits →S
Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
J
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
R
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'
J
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
C
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
D
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
J
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
H
Hannes Messemer
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
D
David McCallum
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
G
Gordon Jackson
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
J
John Leyton
Willie 'Tunnel King'
A
Angus Lennie
Ives 'The Mole'
N
Nigel Stock
Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
R
Robert Graf
Werner 'The Ferret'
J
Jud Taylor
Goff
H
Hans Reiser
Herr Kuhn
H
Harry Riebauer
Stratwitch
W
William Russell
Sorren
R
Robert Freitag
Capt. Posen
U
Ulrich Beiger
Preissen
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Quotes
See all →Behind Barbed Wire: A Reflection on Freedom
Taglines
Hours ago... Minutes ago.... These men were behind barbed wire.
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Determination Beyond Barriers
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Put a fence in front of these men...and they'll climb it.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
