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The Great escape [videorecording] / United Artists & the Mirisch Company ; produced & directed by John Sturges ; screenplay by James Clavel & W.R. Burnett.

Sturges, John, 1910-1992 (Added Author). McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980 (Added Author). Garner, James. (Added Author). Attenborough, Richard. (Added Author). Donald, James, 1917-1993 (Added Author). Bronson, Charles, 1921-2003 (Added Author). Pleasence, Donald. (Added Author). Coburn, James. (Added Author). Brickhill, Paul. (Added Author). Bernstein, Elmer. (Added Author). Clavell, James. (Added Author). Burnett, W. R. (William Riley), 1899-1982 (Added Author). Webster, Ferris, 1912-1989 (Added Author). Mirisch Company. (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author).

Summary:

A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war's most daring escape.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792838408 :
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (172 min.) : sound, color, ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [1998]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"MGM DVD."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
For specific features see interactive menu.
"Based upon the book by Paul Brickhill"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Producer/director, John Sturges; music, Elmer Bernstein; screenwriters, James Clavell, W.R. Burnett; director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp; editor, Ferris Webster.
Participant or Performer Note:
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD ; Dolby digital ; Widescreen version.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English and French ; with English, French and Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: Stalag Luft III > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Prisoners of war > Poland > Żagań > Drama.
Escapes > Drama.
Genre: War films.
Feature films.

Available copies

  • 5 of 6 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Enterprise Public Library DVD Great (Text) 30001000267270 Videos Available -
Harney County Library DVD GRE (Text) 37720000373902 Video Available -
Ione Public Library DVD FIC (Text) 37843000032144 DVD Available -
Ontario Community Library DVD GREAT Escape (Text) 33330001353764 DVD being repaired -
Ukiah Public/School Library DVD (Text) 39788000099080 Videos Available -
Wallowa Public Library DVD 174 Gre (Text) 30004000103347 Videos Available -


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