Movies Like The Great Escape: Genre and Cast Guide

The Great Escape (1963) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. Put a fence in front of these men... and they'll climb it!

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, TCM, Wonder Project Amazon Channel. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Steve McQueen as Hilts 'The Cooler King'; James Garner as Hendley 'The Scrounger'; Richard Attenborough as Bartlett 'Big X'; James Donald as Ramsey 'The SBO'; Charles Bronson as Danny 'Tunnel King'; Donald Pleasence as Blythe 'The Forger'; James Coburn as Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'; Hannes Messemer as Von Luger 'The Kommandant'

About The Great Escape

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.

More like The Great Escape

• The Way Back
• The Monuments Men
• Rescue Dawn
• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• Empire of the Sun
• Where Eagles Dare
• The Zone of Interest
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.