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Digging The Great Escape

2011 | 72m | English

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Popularity: 0.4 (history)

Director: Paul Nelson, Brian Rice
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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.
Release Date: Nov 28, 2011
Director: Paul Nelson, Brian Rice
Writer:
Genres: War, Documentary
Keywords world war ii, pow escape, concentration camp escape
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Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Jan 25, 2026
Entered: Jul 09, 2024
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Name Character
Jack Lyon Himself
Richard Osgood Self - MoD Archaeologist
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
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Paul Nelson Director
Brian Rice Director
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