The Great Escape
2017•53m•8.5•Released
DocumentaryHistoryWar
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.
Director
Anna Kwak-Sialelli
Writer
Anna Kwak-Sialelli
Languages
French
Studio
La Famiglia
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
Company
La Famiglia
Company
RMC Découverte
Company
RTBF
Company
CNC
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