
The Great Escape
On March 24, 1944, in the heart of Nazi Germany, 76 British, Canadian, Norwegian and French pilots who were held in Stalag Luft III, a prison camp of the Luftwaffe, escaped. Unique testimony from the last survivors, recreations and today’s digital images sheds new light on the audacious escape.
DocumentaryHistoryWar
Rating
8.5/10
Release Date
2017-03-10
Runtime
53 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Thierry Debrune
Narrator (voice)

Jack Lyon
Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

Charles Clarke
Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

David Fraser
Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner

Howard Tuck
Himself - Historian

Guy Walters
Himself - Historian

Simon Pearson
Himself - Biographer

Colin Kirby-Green
Himself - Captain T. Kirby-Green's Son
Production Companies

La Famiglia

RMC Découverte

RTBF

CNC