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Digging the Great Escape

  • TV Movie
  • 2011
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
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Digging the Great Escape (2011)
Documentary

The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels ... Read allThe classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join th... Read allThe classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live... Read all

  • Directors
    • Paul Nelson
    • Brian Rice
  • Stars
    • Paul McGann
    • Frank Stone
    • Alan Bryett
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
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    • Directors
      • Paul Nelson
      • Brian Rice
    • Stars
      • Paul McGann
      • Frank Stone
      • Alan Bryett
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    Paul McGann
    Paul McGann
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Frank Stone
    • Self - Stalag Luft III, 1942-45
    Alan Bryett
    • Self - Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
    Howard Tuck
    • Self - Historian
    • (as Dr Howard Tuck)
    Philip Westwood
    • Self - Chief Engineer
    • (as Lt Col Philip Westwood)
    Bill Shinkins
    • Self - Engineer
    Tony Pollard
    • Self - Chief Archaeologist
    • (as Dr Tony Pollard)
    Richard Osgood
    • Self - MoD Archaeologist
    John Le Cornu
    • Self - Royal Air Force
    • (as Flt Lt John 'Frenchie' Le Cornu)
    Jim Smith
    Jim Smith
    • Self - Royal Air Force
    • (as Flt Lt Jim Smith)
    Hugh Hunt
    • Self - Engineering Department, University of Cambridge
    • (as Dr Hugh Hunt)
    Jack Lyon
    • Self - Stalag Luft III, 1942-45
    Tim Barlow
    • Self - Royal Air Force
    • (as Flt Lt Tim Barlow)
    Mikey Robinson
    • Self - Royal Air Force
    • (as Flt Lt Mikey Robinson)
    Ken Rees
    • Self - Stalag Luft III, 1942-45
    Stanley King
    • Self - Stalag Luft III, 1942-45
    • (as Stanley 'Gordie' King)
    Daniel Cristofori
    Daniel Cristofori
    • Prisoner of War
    Ryan K. McNutt
    • Archaeologist Centre for Battlefield Archaeology
    • Directors
      • Paul Nelson
      • Brian Rice
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    • Release date
      • November 28, 2011 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Zagan, Lubuskie, Poland(demolished Stalag Luft III)
    • Production companies
      • Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
      • Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC)
      • Wildfire Television
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      • £800 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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