Digging The Great Escape

Digging The Great Escape (2011)

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

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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

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