GREAT ESCAPE, THE

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out, not only to escape, but also to draw Nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives. Among the prisoners determined to escape are American Captain Virgil Hilts (Steve McQueen) and British Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett (Richard Attenborough). Outwitting their captors by digging a tunnel out of the prison grounds, the soldiers find the stakes much higher when escape becomes a reality.

DISC ONE: 4K BLU-RAY

• PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM (2020)
• NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Steve Mitchell and Combat Films: American Realism Author Steven Jay Rubin
• Audio Commentary with Director John Sturges, Actors James Garner, James Coburn, Donald Pleasence, David McCallum, Jud Taylor and Many other Crew Members – Moderated by Steven Jay Rubin
• Audio: 5.1 Surround & Original 2.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC TWO: BLU-RAY

• Return to The Great Escape: Making of the Classic with the Cast and Crew (24:09)
• The Great Escape: Bringing Fact to Fiction – Narrated by Burt Reynolds (12:21)
• The Great Escape: Preparations for Freedom – Narrated by Burt Reynolds (19:50)
• The Great Escape: The Flight to Freedom – Narrated by Burt Reynolds (9:22)
• The Great Escape: A Standing Ovation – Narrated by Burt Reynolds (5:58)
• The Great Escape: A Man Called Jones – Narrated by James Coburn (25:01)
• The Great Escape: The Untold Story – Documentary by Steven Clarke (50:47)
• The Great Escape: The Untold Story – Additional Interviews (9:35)
• Theatrical Trailer (2:42)