Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!
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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Character
Classical in form, earnest, resolved and epic.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
- rawmeticulous
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- Steve McQueenHilts 'The Cooler King'
- James GarnerHendley 'The Scrounger'
- Richard AttenboroughBartlett 'Big X'
- James DonaldRamsey 'The SBO'
- Charles BronsonDanny 'Tunnel King'
- Donald PleasenceBlythe 'The Forger'
- James CoburnSedgwick 'Manufacturer'
- Hannes MessemerVon Luger 'The Kommandant'
- David McCallumAshley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
- Gordon JacksonMacDonald 'Intelligence'
Crew
- John SturgesDirector
- James ClavellScreenplay
- W.R. BurnettScreenplay
- Paul BrickhillNovel
- Daniel L. FappDirector of Photography
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Ferris WebsterEditor
- John SturgesProducer
- James ClavellProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Game · Both earnest.
Ghost of Tsushima 202077% alikeGame · Both earnest, classical in form, epic.
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