
Film
Digging The Great Escape
2011 · 1h 12m · Documentary · War
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Overview
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.
Cast

Jack Lyon
Himself
Richard Osgood
Self - MoD Archaeologist

Paul McGann
narrator
Frank Stone
Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Alan Bryett
Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Howard Tuck
Self Historian
Philip Westwood
Self - Chief Engineer
Tony Pollard
Self - Chief Archaeologist
John Le Cornu
Self - Royal Air Force
Crew
- Paul NelsonDirector
- Brian RiceDirector
Details
- Release date
- November 28, 2011
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Documentary, War
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