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The First Great Escape (2014)
PG-13
TV Movie | 46 min | Documentary

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The First Great Escape (2014)

PG-13

TV Movie | 46 min | Documentary

The extraordinary and little known story of 29 prisoners who escaped from a POW camp in Holzminden Germany during WW1, a feat that inspired The Great Escape years later.

Director

Max Jourdan

Producer

Max Jourdan

Composer

Nick Norton Smith

Cinematographer

Sarah Cunningham (drama segments)

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Release date

Mar 23, 2014 (United Kingdom)

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16 cast members

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Bill Franklin Self - Grandson of 2nd Lieut. John 'Jock' Tullis Self - Grandson of 2nd Lieut. John 'Jock' Tullis See fewer	The First Great Escape (2014)
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Neil Hanson Self - Author, Escape from Germany Self - Author, Escape from Germany See fewer	All Saints (1998)
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Heather Jones Self - Associate Professor in International History, LSE (as Dr Heather Jones) Self - Associate Professor in International History, LSE (as Dr Heather Jones) See fewer	The First Great Escape (2014)
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