The great escape
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2004].
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Green Hills - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 G78687eS | On Shelf |
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Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed., 2-disc collector's set.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (172 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9780792860440 (liner), 0792860446 (liner)
UPC
027616905710
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
General Note
"Based on the book by Paul Brickhill"--Insert.
General Note
Special features include: (disc 1) audio commentary by director John Sturges; cast & crew bios; trivia track -- (disc 2) documentaries "The great escape: the untold story" and "The real Virgil Hilts: a man called Jones"; featurettes: "Return to the Great escape", "Preparations for freedom", "A standing ovation", "Bringing fact to fiction", and "The flight to freedom"; photo gallery; original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp; music, Elmer Bernstein; editor, Ferris Webster.
Participants/Performers
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasance, James Coburn.
Description
A World War II melodrama about the escape of British and American flyers from a maximum-security German prison camp.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; Dolby Digital mono, 5.1; widescreen (2.35:1)
Language
In English, French and Spanish; with English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
McQueen, S., Garner, J., Attenborough, R., Donald, J., Bronson, C., Pleasence, D., Sturges, J., Clavell, J., Burnett, W. R. 1., & Brickhill, P. (2004). The great escape. (Special ed., 2-disc collector's set). MGM Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Steve McQueen et al.. 2004. The Great Escape. MGM Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Steve McQueen et al.. The Great Escape. MGM Home Entertainment, 2004.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)McQueen, S., Garner, J., Attenborough, R., Donald, J., Bronson, C., Pleasence, D. and Sturges, J. et al (2004). The great escape. Special ed., 2-disc collector's set Santa Monica, CA: MGM Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)McQueen, Steve, et al. The Great Escape. Special ed., 2-disc collector's set, MGM Home Entertainment, 2004.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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