The Great Escape (DVD) Reviews

Description This film is set in 1943 when World War 2 was in effect, the story is about some maximum security prisoner of war campers. It is all set in the New German Stalag Luft North camp that has been built for the purpose off holding the maximum security prisoners as they have all escaped so many times it is causing the Germans ...  Read the complete review

My favourite film of all time! This is no exaggeration, but I can't help watching this film over and over. Okay, so the end result is always the same, but I still find that I am picking up on certain things in the dialogue (or script) that I missed with earlier viewings. Long before DVDs were ever thought of, I used to make ...  Read the complete review

The Great escape Directed by John Sturges Starring , Steve McQueen, James Garner, Donald Pleasence, and Charles Bronson About the film. A group of POW's of all different kinds of nationalities, Decide to try and escape from the German camp that they are held in. They are always on the move to try and ...  Read the complete review

The Great escape is one of the most recognised war films that there is. Made in 1963, it tells the story of one of the most ingenious escape plots made by British prisoners of war. The year is 1943 and the Germans have just opened the 'Stalag Luft North' which was a maximum security prison made for housing allied forces during ...  Read the complete review

The Great Escape is war time adventure film about a true life escape from a German prisoner of war camp in the Second World War. It was adapted from the book written by Paul Brickhill, which is still widely available, and released by United Artists on American Independence Day, July 4th, 1963. The film included some of the ...  Read the complete review

I was bought this film when I was quite young as a Christmas present. I never had a particular fascination with older movies, and I thought this would be the same so I had no real desire to watch it. How wrong I was. I thought it was a brilliant movie. It was interesting, funny and at times very tense. Certainly a good combination for a ...  Read the complete review

The great escape is a classic war film that has over the years cemented itself a rock solid billing spot on boxing day tv. In this film, the main subject is the large scale escape from a German prisoner of war camp by mainly British and American soldiers. The film is very long and whilst this escape forms the main part, there are other ...  Read the complete review

The Great Escape is a classic 1963 film produced and directed by John Sturgess based on a screenplay adapted from Paul Brickhill's book. It tells a true story of how a large group of Allied Forces prisoners of war attempt to escape from a German prisoner of war camp during World War II. The film ranks number 90 of ...  Read the complete review

THE GREAT ESCAPE. *************************** ~Introduction~ **************** This movie is based on a book by Paul Brickhill, who was actually in the camp in March 1944 Shown every Christmas and some would argue it wouldn't be Christmas without it being on telly. It is the story of British and ...  Read the complete review

What a Classic! Steve McQueen delivers a stunning performance as the American soldier in captivity, defying his superiors and plotting a mass escape, The great Escape! Besides the obvious male bonding that you are bound to see in this genre of movie there is allot of internal personal conflict and it provides an ...  Read the complete review

I love this film - in fact I think it's the only one I've watched several times as it has everything I look for in a production - excitement, great storyline, super acting and a host of famous and highly talented but bery different actors. ~ Topped with that is Bernstein's theme music - adopted now as a football anthem when ...  Read the complete review

This is, i think the best film of all time. I cant believe it didn't make it past the top 40's in the top 100 tv programmes of all time! Of all the great movies you have ever seen, you can bet that one of the cast in this move is in it! Steve McQueen, James Garner, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasance, Richard ...  Read the complete review

This film is based around a prisoner of war camp in Germany during the Second World War. The story is a true story of when the German’s decided to put a whole collection of troublesome prisoners into one camp, where all of their latest technology was supposed to foil any escape attempt. This is an excellent film that can ...  Read the complete review

I first saw the Great Escape a few months ago and before watching it I stupidy underestmated this masterful film. The Great Escape is set in 1943, In a German prisoner of war camp where the greatest of the escaping trade are locked up and expected the sit still and relax until the end of the war. Boy, the Germans were wrong! ...  Read the complete review

The best film of all time - It must be up there with the best. An all star cast based on a true story. It is such a gripping film from start to finish.Its a film that you can watch over and over again. The DVD reproduction is superb. The makers have simply not just cashed in by just showing the film but have added two special ...  Read the complete review

The first thing you would probably do when you pick up this DVD would be to look at the special features. The next thing would be to put it back down again and then walk off, and that would be where you make the mistake. Usually when you hear someone call a film a 'classic' what they really mean is old and out dated but with The ...  Read the complete review

I feel mildly guilty. The Great Escape despite being an absolutely cracking film missed out on inclusion in my top 10 list of films. So to assuage my conscience I'm gonna devote a whole opinion to saying how great it is. And it isn't difficult because this is a truly brilliant film for a whole variety of reasons. But before I go ...  Read the complete review

I remember all those years ago sitting down to watch The Great Escape at Xmas time but now have not seen it for a number of years until yesterday it was back on TV again. It’s the film that installs solidarity and has you on the edge of your seat shouting at the Germans and egging the POW’s to escape. The story is a ...  Read the complete review

A classic war story based on true events that actually took place in the German prisoner of war camp Stalag III. (There were times when we called our school Stalag because of the harsh regime but that's got nothing to do with the Great Escape. But we did have our own tunnel.) Dramatised for effect as most of these ...  Read the complete review

This is probably the best war film of all time. Starring Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, and a whole host of other famous faces, this must surely be one of the best known films ever. This true story is of a group of Allied prisoners of wars, in a German prisoner of war camp, run by the Luftwaffer ...  Read the complete review