CinemaOSMovie · 2011 · 1h 12m

Digging The Great Escape

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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 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 that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.

Directed byPaul Nelson, Brian Rice

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
Language
EN
Released
November 28, 2011

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Jack Lyon

Jack Lyon

Himself

Richard Osgood

Self - MoD Archaeologist

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

narrator

Frank Stone

Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

Alan Bryett

Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

Howard Tuck

Self Historian

Philip Westwood

Self - Chief Engineer

Tony Pollard

Self - Chief Archaeologist

John Le Cornu

Self - Royal Air Force

Creative team
Directed by
Paul Nelson
Brian Rice

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