The Great Escape (1963)
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
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#121225
SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: What Makes a Must-Have Christmas Toy?
"You've seen the great escape on those, the war prison camps in World War II."
— Josh
Referenced when discussing whether POWs were allowed to play Monopoly in WWII prison camps.
Dec 12, 2025
#050125
What we know about MI6
"You'd see in like the great escape, even though that was World War II. Like if you're a POW, you might get a map and a compass smuggled into you."
— Josh
Using the film as an example of MI6 activities during wartime.
May 1, 2025
#112523
Selects: NYC Water: An Engineering Marvel
"They were like Charles Bronson in The Great Escape. They were digging tunnels."
— Chuck
Chuck compared tunnel-digging construction workers to Charles Bronson's character in the classic escape film.
Nov 25, 2023
#031420
SYSK Selects: How Monopoly Works
"I've seen the great escape on those, the war prison camps in World War II."
— Chuck
Referenced as an example of depictions of WWII POW camps to discuss whether Nazis allowed Monopoly sets to prisoners.
Mar 14, 2020
#111419
NYC Water: An Engineering Marvel
"So they were like Charles Bronson in The Great Escape. They were digging tunnels."
— Chuck
Used as a comparison for the tunnel-digging process used to construct the Delaware Aqueduct.
Nov 14, 2019
#032418
SYSK Selects: Subways: HUH! What are they good for?
"He was the Tunneler in Great Escape. He was digging tunnels."
— Chuck
Referenced Charles Bronson's role as a tunnel expert in the film while discussing the new Austrian tunneling method.
Mar 24, 2018
#012718
SYSK Selects: Prisons - Not as Fun as You'd Think
"He was in The Great Escape too, also a great prison movie."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions the classic prison escape film when listing favorite prison movies.
Jan 27, 2018
#061517
What was Camp X?
"all the movie, like The Great Escape and Victory and all these great World War II movies"
— Josh
Josh mentions it as an example of WWII movies he watched growing up that featured small groups of soldiers infiltrating quietly.
Jun 15, 2017
#042217
SYSK Selects: How Breast Implants Work
"like Charles Bronson in The Great Escape."
— Josh
Used as a comparison to describe tunneling through tissue during trans-umbilical breast augmentation.
Apr 22, 2017
#032117
Solitary Confinement: Cruel and Unusual
"What it's not is Steve McQueen in The Great Escape throwing the baseball against the wall."
— Chuck
Chuck contrasts solitary confinement with the famous scene from The Great Escape to illustrate how different and serious the reality is.
Mar 21, 2017
#070314
How Monopoly Works
"you've seen the, uh, like the great escape"
— Josh
Josh mentioned this movie when discussing how POW camps in WWII seemed more lenient in movies compared to other conflicts like Vietnam.
Jul 3, 2014
#121213
How Underwater Tunnels Work
"Just like Charles Bronson in The Great Escape."
— Josh
Josh references Charles Bronson's character from The Great Escape when discussing tunnel digging techniques.
Dec 12, 2013
#092712
Subways: HUH! What are they good for?
"he's like Charles Brunson in Great Escape. He was the Tunneler"
— Chuck
Chuck referenced Charles Bronson's tunnel expert character when discussing the Austrian tunneling method and tunnel construction expertise.
Sep 27, 2012
#120210
How the Rules of War Work
"when you see all the World War II movies, like The Great Escape"
— Josh
Josh used it as an example of how officers had better treatment than enlisted men as POWs.
Dec 2, 2010
#081210
Prisons: Not as Fun as You'd Think
"He was in The Great Escape too, also a great prison movie."
— Josh
Josh mentions this Steve McQueen film as another great prison movie.
Aug 12, 2010
#022510
How Bounty Hunters Work
"you never seen the Great Escape."
— Chuck
Chuck lists this as another famous Steve McQueen movie that Josh apparently hasn't seen.
Feb 25, 2010
Cast
Steve McQueen
Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough
Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald
Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson
Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence
Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn
Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer
Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum
Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson
MacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton
Willie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie
Ives 'The Mole'
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