La grande évasion (1962) John Sturges - The great escape (04.06.1962 / 10.1962)

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Frank McCarthy

Frank McCarthy

Frank McCarthy

Frank McCarthy

Frank McCarthy

Frank McCarthy

Frank McCarthy

Frank McCarthy

Frank McCarthy

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Frank McCarthy

Frank McCarthy

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La grande évasion (1963)

Directed by 

John Sturges

Writing Credits  

Paul Brickhill	...	(book)
James Clavell	...	(screenplay) and
W.R. Burnett	...	(screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

	Steve McQueen	...	Hilts 'The Cooler King'
	James Garner	...	Hendley 'The Scrounger'
	Richard Attenborough	...	Bartlett 'Big X'
	James Donald	...	Ramsey 'The SBO'
	Charles Bronson	...	Danny 'Tunnel King'
	Donald Pleasence	...	Blythe 'The Forger'
	James Coburn	...	Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
	Hannes Messemer	...	Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
	David McCallum	...	Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
	Gordon Jackson	...	MacDonald 'Intelligence'
	John Leyton	...	Willie 'Tunnel King'
	Angus Lennie	...	Ives 'The Mole'
	Nigel Stock	...	Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
	Robert Graf	...	Werner 'The Ferret'
	Jud Taylor	...	Goff
	Hans Reiser	...	Herr Kuhn
	Harry Riebauer	...	Strachwitz
	William Russell	...	Sorren
	Robert Freitag	...	Capt. Posen
	Ulrich Beiger	...	Preissen
	George Mikell	...	Lt. Dietrich
	Lawrence Montaigne	...	Haynes ('Diversions')
	Robert Desmond	...	Griffith 'Tailor'
	Til Kiwe	...	Frick
	Heinz Weiss	...	Kramer
	Tom Adams	...	Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
	Karl-Otto Alberty	...	S.S. Officer Steinach
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Arthur Atkinson	...	British Officer Charlie (uncredited)

Produced by 

John Sturges	...	producer
James Clavell	...	producer (uncredited)
Walter Mirisch	...	executive producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by 

Daniel L. Fapp

...

director of photography

Film Editing by 

Ferris Webster

Art Direction by 

Fernando Carrere

Set Decoration by 

Kurt Ripberger

Makeup Department 

Emile LaVigne	...	makeup artist
Jay Sebring	...	hair designer: Steve McQueen, James Garner (uncredited)

Production Management 

Allen K. Wood	...	production supervisor
Hubert Fröhlich	...	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Jack N. Reddish	...	assistant director
John Flynn	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Robert E. Relyea	...	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Frank Agnone

...

property

Sound Department 

Wayne Fury

...

sound effects editor

Special Effects by 

A. Paul Pollard

...

special effects (as Paul Pollard)

Stunts 

Bud Ekins	...	stunt double: Steve McQueen, motorcycle jump (uncredited)
Tim Gibbs	...	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward	...	stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes	...	stunt double: Steve McQueen (uncredited)
Roy Jenson	...	stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin	...	stunts (uncredited)
Robert E. Relyea	...	stunt pilot (uncredited)
Roy Scammell	...	stunt team (uncredited)
Roy N. Sickner	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Lothar Winkler

...

still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Bert Henrikson

...

wardrobe

Editorial Department 

Don Tomlinson

...

assistant film editor

Music Department 

Richard Carruth	...	music editor
Michael Andersen	...	music copyist (uncredited)
Lloyd Basham	...	music copyist (uncredited)
Saundra Berkova	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Elmer Bernstein	...	conductor (uncredited)
Harold Brown	...	musician: bass (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Manuel Compinsky	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Dominick Fera	...	musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Dominic Fidelibus	...	music copyist (uncredited)
Wolfgang Fraenkel	...	music copyist (uncredited)
Sam Freed Jr.	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Benny Gill	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Jack Hayes	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Wally Heglin	...	music copyist (uncredited)
Robert Helfer	...	orchestra manager (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg	...	musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Milt Holland	...	musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff	...	musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Pearl Kaufman	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum	...	musician: bass (uncredited)
Manny Klein	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer	...	musician: cello (uncredited)
Abe Luboff	...	musician: bass (uncredited)
Mitchell Lurie	...	musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten	...	musician: cello (uncredited)
Roman Maciejewski	...	music copyist (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski	...	musician: viola (uncredited)
Shelly Manne	...	musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Jack Marsh	...	musician: bassoon (uncredited)
G.R. Menhennick	...	musician: viola (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio	...	musician: bass (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
John Neufeld	...	musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Richard Perissi	...	musician: french horn (uncredited)
Lee Perrin	...	musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Uan Rasey	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen	...	musician: harp (uncredited)
Sam Rice	...	musician: tuba (uncredited)
Gale Robinson	...	musician: french horn (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin	...	musician: bass (uncredited)
Martin Ruderman	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Sylvia Ruderman	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Ambrose Russo	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Eudice Shapiro	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Leo Shuken	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Lou Singer	...	musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin	...	musician: cello (uncredited)
Felix Slatkin	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Raymond Turner	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate	...	musician: trombone (uncredited)
Paul Van Loan	...	music copyist (uncredited)
Seymour Zeldin	...	musician: trombone (uncredited)

Other crew 

John Franco	...	script supervisor
Robert E. Relyea	...	assistant to producer
Wally Floody	...	technical advisor (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

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Details

Country:

 USA

Language:

 English | German | French | Russian | Spanish

Release Date:

 11 September 1963 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

 La grande évasion See more »

Filming Locations:

 Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

 $12,100,000

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Company Credits

Production Co:

 The Mirisch Company,Alpha See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 172 min

Sound Mix:

 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)| Mono

Color:

 Color

Aspect Ratio:

 2.35 : 1

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Doublage voix :

• Steve McQueen (VF : Henry Djanik) : le capitaine Virgil Hilts « le roi du frigo » (The Cooler King)
• James Garner (VF : Jean-Claude Michel) : le capitaine Bob Hendley « le chapardeur » (The Scrounger)
• Richard Attenborough (VF : Georges Descrières) : le commandant Roger Bartlett « le grand X » (Big X)
• James Donald (VF : Jean Lagache) : le colonel Ramsey (The SBO, Senior British Officer)
• Hannes Messemer (VF : Howard Vernon) : le commandant Von Luger (The Kommandant)
• James Coburn (VF : Jean-Pierre Duclos) : Louis Sedgwick « le matériel » (The Manufacturer)
• Charles Bronson (VF : Claude Bertrand) : le lieutenant Daniel Wellinski « Danny le roi du tunnel » (Tunnel King)
• Donald Pleasence (VF : Roger Carel) : Colin Blythe « le faussaire » (The Forger)
• David McCallum (VF : Jacques Chevalier) : le lieutenant-colonel (commander) Eric Ashley-Pitt « Dispersion » (Dispersal)
• Gordon Jackson (VF : René Arrieu) : Sandy MacDonald « le renseignement » (Intelligence)
• Nigel Stock (VF : Albert Medina) : le lieutenant Denis Cavendish « le métreur » (The Surveyor)
• John Leyton : le capitaine William Dickes « Willie le roi du tunnel » (Tunnel King)
• Angus Lennie (VF : Jacques Marin) : Archibald Ives « la taupe » (The Mole)
• Robert Graf (VF : Jacques Dynam) : Werner « la fouine » (The Ferret)
• Jud Taylor : Goff
• Hans Reiser : Herr Kuhn, Gestapo
• Harry Riebauer : Strachwitz
• William Russell : Sorren
• Robert Freitag : le capitaine Posen
• Ulrich Beiger : Preissen, Gestapo
• George Mikell : le lieutenant SS Dietrich
• Lawrence Montaigne : Haynes
• Robert Desmond : Griff
• Til Kiwe : Frick
• Heinz Weiss : Kramer
• Tom Adams : Dai Nimmo
• Karl-Otto Alberty : l'officier SS Steinach