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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Adventure / Drama / History / Thriller / War /  more » Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations  more » User Ratings: 8.3 (100,909 votes)  more »   Also rated #111 in the Top 250 Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: Allied POWs plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.  more »

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Filmmakers: John Sturges - Director / Producer, Paul Brickhill - Writer (book), James Clavell - Writer (screenplay), W.R. Burnett - Writer (screenplay), Daniel L. Fapp - Cinematographer, Elmer Bernstein - Composer, Ferris Webster - Editor  more »

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