Digging The Great Escape

Digging The Great Escape (2011)


  • Genre: Documentary, War
  • Release Date: 2011-11-28
  • Runtime: 1h 12min
  • Language: English
  • Directors: Paul Nelson, Brian Rice.

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Summary

The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.

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  • Jack Lyon

    as Himself
  • Richard Osgood

    as Self - MoD Archaeologist
  • Paul McGann

    as narrator
  • Frank Stone

    as Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
  • Alan Bryett

    as Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
  • Howard Tuck

    as Self Historian
  • Philip Westwood

    as Self - Chief Engineer
  • Tony Pollard

    as Self - Chief Archaeologist
  • John Le Cornu

    as Self - Royal Air Force
Directing Paul Nelson Director
Directing Brian Rice Director