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