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+ | |picture=GreatEscapeCover.jpg | ||
+ | |caption=''Theatrical Poster'' | ||
+ | |country=[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]]United States | ||
+ | |director=[[John Sturges]] | ||
+ | |date=1963 | ||
+ | |language=English<br>German<br>French | ||
+ | |studio=The Mirisch Company | ||
+ | |distributor=United Artists | ||
+ | |character1=Captain Virgil Hilts | ||
+ | |actor1=[[Steve McQueen]] | ||
+ | |character2= Flight Lieutenant Bob Hendley | ||
+ | |actor2=[[James Garner]] | ||
+ | |character3=Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett | ||
+ | |actor3=[[Richard Attenborough]] | ||
+ | |character4=Flight Lieutenant Danny Welinski | ||
+ | |actor4=[[Charles Bronson]] | ||
+ | |character5=Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe | ||
+ | |actor5=[[Donald Pleasence]] | ||
+ | |character6=Flying Officer Sedgwick | ||
+ | |actor6=[[James Coburn]] | ||
+ | |character7=Lieutenant-Commander Eric Ashley-Pitt | ||
+ | |actor7=[[David McCallum]] | ||
+ | |character8=Flight Lieutenant Andy MacDonald | ||
+ | |actor8=[[Gordon Jackson]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
'''''The Great Escape''''' is the classic 1963 World War II escape thriller directed by [[John Sturges]] and was based on the true story of one of the largest escape attempts made by Allied prisoners from a German POW camp during the war. The all-star cast included [[Steve McQueen]], [[James Garner]], [[Richard Attenborough]], [[James Coburn]], [[Donald Pleasence]], [[Charles Bronson]], and [[David McCallum]]. | '''''The Great Escape''''' is the classic 1963 World War II escape thriller directed by [[John Sturges]] and was based on the true story of one of the largest escape attempts made by Allied prisoners from a German POW camp during the war. The all-star cast included [[Steve McQueen]], [[James Garner]], [[Richard Attenborough]], [[James Coburn]], [[Donald Pleasence]], [[Charles Bronson]], and [[David McCallum]]. | ||
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[[Image:GErevolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An SS officer at the police station with an Arminius HW-10.]] | [[Image:GErevolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|An SS officer at the police station with an Arminius HW-10.]] | ||
[[Image:TGE 102s.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Arminius HW-10.]] | [[Image:TGE 102s.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the Arminius HW-10.]] | ||
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The Great Escape is the classic 1963 World War II escape thriller directed by John Sturges and was based on the true story of one of the largest escape attempts made by Allied prisoners from a German POW camp during the war. The all-star cast included Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Coburn, Donald Pleasence, Charles Bronson, and David McCallum.
The following weapons were used in the film The Great Escape:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Rifles
Karabiner 98k
Luftwaffe soldiers at the camp are seen armed with Karabiner 98k rifles. Flight Lt. Hendly (James Garner) commandeers one from an airfield guard.
Mauser Competition Rifle
A Wehrmacht soldier is seen using an unknown sniper rifle to shoot Flight Lt. Colin Blythe "The Forger" (Donald Pleasence). It would appear to be a sporterized Kar98k with a scope, although an actually Kar98k sniper rifle issued at the time was not sporterized.
SubMachine Guns
MP40
The MP40 submachine gun is seen in the hands of NCOs and several camp guards, who would just as likely be issued a MP40 as a Kar98k.
Machine Guns
MG42
Luftwaffe guards man MG42 machine guns in the camp perimeter towers. A group of French Resistance fighters use an MG42 to mow down German officers during a drive-by shooting. The Waffen SS are seen using an MG42 near the film's end (in reality, what was done to the escaped POW's was spread out over several instances).
Pistols
Luger P08
All high ranking officers and soldiers at the camp keep Luger P08 pistols as their sidearms. After the escape, Cpt. Hilts (Steve McQueen) plants clear wire on a road way and causes a German soldier on a bike (secretivly played by Steve McQueen) to crash. He steals the soldier's uniform and Luger before eventually being captured.
Walther PP
Gestapo agents are seen carrying Walther PP pistols.
1934 Mauser pocket pistol
A German officer stops Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett "Big X" (Richard Attenborough) on the street and holds a Mauser 1934 "Humpback" pistol on him before being convinced he is a citizen by his fluent German and authentic papers. While it could be a Mauser 1910 or 1914 pistol, it is likely a 1934 since this is a WWII film.
Arminius HW-10
What appears to be an Arminius HW-10 appears in the film being used by some SS officers, it is anachronistic.