The Great Escape

1963 · 173 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 266,387 VOTES · DIR. John Sturges

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,334 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:51 Go inside.
00:09:34 It has been built to hold you and your men.
00:14:51 - There's a blind spot through the middle. - A blind spot?
00:21:22 10 days isolation, Hilts.
00:26:35 - I'll pass the word. - I'll tell the old man.
00:31:21 What my personal feelings are is of no importance.
00:35:09 OK, Roger.
00:39:47 Splendid.
00:47:50 Why? It's only a two-man job.
00:52:30 It's indecently brilliant. What do you think, Roger?
00:57:45 - Does it work? - Of course it works.
01:02:27 The shrike impales his foes on the spikes of thorn bushes.
01:06:42 Well, if you're here to find out if I'm going out again, I am.
01:10:04 - I don't blame you. - Well, OK, then.
01:14:54 Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
01:22:24 That explains what happened to the potatoes.
01:28:01 Herr Hauptfeldwebel!
01:38:57 Danny, you've dug 17 tunnels. Over 17 tunnels.
01:42:41 or dare go
01:50:28 I can't wait. I must get out.
01:57:45 everything you've done will have been for nothing - nothing!
02:06:13 76.
02:30:43 Colin, I'm sorry I fouled things up.
02:44:00 They - the higher authority -

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,334
Dialogue density7.7 lines / min
First line00:04:51
Final line02:44:00

Production Record

DirectorJohn Sturges
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$11,700,000
IMDb votes266,387