Digging The Great Escape

Digging The Great Escape (2011)

N/A 72 min Movie
DocumentaryWar

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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Cast

Jack Lyon Jack Lyon Himself
Richard Osgood Richard Osgood Self - MoD Archaeologist
Paul McGann Paul McGann narrator
Frank Stone Frank Stone Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Alan Bryett Alan Bryett Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Howard Tuck Howard Tuck Self Historian
Philip Westwood Philip Westwood Self - Chief Engineer
Tony Pollard Tony Pollard Self - Chief Archaeologist
John Le Cornu John Le Cornu Self - Royal Air Force

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