This movie is about REAL and important history. The movie is well worth watching for that reason alone. Besides, the movie is good. So, WATCH IT!

Great movie slow build up but over all would watch it again

Intense, interesting war film that holds up very well. Strongly recommend even though it is long but the length seems justified.

Best old school war film ever. I've watched it numerous times I love it so much. Especially McQueen, who is such an insanely good actor.

Pretty well made and quite intense. Better character building than some war movies, although not quite excellent in that field.

Ass movie. The plot is drier than my grandma's pickles. I think the director was sleeping and having a stroke at the same time while writing the script. (yes the director wrote the script cuz he couldn't afford a script writer). I would recomend it if you baby won't shut his mouth, as once you put this movie, your baby becomes the 2nd biggest disaster in the room. Lots of love, Africa ♥️

I can’t believe this film was made in 63. Timeless. Great iconic music and a wonderful film. The Cooler King lives on.

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Definitely the best escape movie I have ever seen and definitely one of my favorite movies of all time highly recommend 10/10

A cult! Great actors and great story! McQueen n' Bronson connection hits hard here! Just watch this!

very surprising and unpredictable and maybe even shocking in comparison to other war films of the time.

I am 28 years old, this is one of my all time favorite movies. Can’t believe how perfect this movie actually is.

I have lost count of the times I have seen this movie but has to be one of the greatest WW2 films of all time. Such an amazing cast of actors that come together to tell this incredible story. Steve McQueen and his motorcycle is just so iconic but it's backed up by some career best performances by some of the great actors of the 20th Century.

Seen it about 5 times, still love it and find things to enjoy and think about. Honestly, a near perfect film.

Wow, what a great cast including Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Donald Pleasance, Charles Bronson, David McCallum, and Hannes Messemer. Based on a true story of a mass escape of prisoners from a German Stalag in 1944, it is still fascinating watching the prisoners plot to escape. And, of course, there is that fantastic motorcycle chase with Steve McQueen (that didn't really happen - McQueen insisted that he had to be able to showcase his motorcycle skills or he wouldn't do the film!). Other characters were composites, but the main part of the story is close to the real events, and they used a real survivor of the camp as a technical consultant. And Donald Pleasance was eminently qualified to be POW since he was one in real life! He did say in an interview that prisoners were not as rude to heavily armed guards as in the movie - I think I would be polite to a guy with a Schmeiser submachine gun too! A great film that is definitely worth re-watching (or for the first time, if by some chance you never saw it!)

From delightfully hilarious to unjustly cruel, The Great Escape is an all-time classic of cinema for a reason. Spectacularly entertaining it serves as a rousing ode to the determination, camaraderie and courage of everyday heroes. The truth behind the tale only adds to that sheer level of excitement while marvelling at the ingenuity and seemingly unbreakable spirit of imprisoned soldiers. For all its moments of terror and tragedy, is to delight in captivity in times of war as a wonderful game for boys, an endless Houdini challenge to slip through the enemy's fingers. Topped by its amazing all-star cast of loveable greats, the expert direction of John Sturges, eminently hummable Elmer Bernstein score, and rip-roaring stunts, The Great Escape is simply great escapism.

This is a classic film. Amazingly based on and pretty accurately portrays a true story. Thanks to it being a 60s film the amount of practical shots make it a master piece. It's definitely not for everyone but if you like true stories and war time stuff you'll like this one

The Great Escape was an amazing movie. It was really interesting and thrilling, even though it was 3 hours long. I could watch this movie with no breaks if I have enough time or didn't have to eat dinner. This movie was slow, but it didn't feel slow. But the reason I gave this four and a half stars instead of five stars is because I hated the ending. Because after the allies who escaped came out of the prison camp, they either got sent back to the camp, or they died. Even though that is what actually happened, and the allies distracted the Germans from the war, I still didn't like the ending. What a good movie. I give it 80%.

"The Great Escape" takes its time for the audience to get to know its characters, which ultimately is why I cared about what was going to happen to them. The movie is often considered an action movie classic, which is a bit surprising to me. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of exciting moments, but this is a more dramatic film than I expected. It is very long but I think a lot of the time is necessary to set the stage and show the intricate elements of the escape portrayed in the film. Overall, I think it is a movie that is very well made, especially for its time, and has a lot of detailed storytelling that while slow-moving, is usually still pretty interesting until the inevitable escape sequence begins.

An All Time Classic. Memorable music, Great buildup and pacing over 3 hours that never drags as well. What's also impressive is how there is so many characters and while I don't remember there names I absolutely remember who they were and what they did and why it mattered. This never feels dry either with a very playful fun tone throughout, which is a bit deceiving as the last 30 minutes are very bittersweet. The setting was memorable and the scenes were very clever despite the prison being a very dry and bland location. The characters and the story brought it to life. The tunnel set was really cool though. Only minor complaints is I wish there was a bit more action or it would've built up suspense better by being a bit darker rather than fun and lighthearted throughout, or they could've trimmed the runtime a bit. As is though it's a great time and something everyone should see.