Documentary ·History ·War · France · 2017 · 53m

The Great Escape

Tunnels de guerre : la grande évasion

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Director
Anna Kwak-Sialelli
Cast
Thierry Debrune as Narrator (voice) Jack Lyon as Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner Charles Clarke as Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner David Fraser as Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner Howard Tuck as Himself - Historian Guy Walters as Himself - Historian
Crew
Alexandre Basso — Editor Anna Kwak-Sialelli — Writer
Synopsis

On March 24, 1944, in the heart of Nazi Germany, 76 British, Canadian, Norwegian and French pilots who were held in Stalag Luft III, a prison camp of the Luftwaffe, escaped. Unique testimony from the last survivors, recreations and today’s digital images sheds new light on the audacious escape.

Mood & Themes
prisonerworld war iiconcentration camp prisonerpow escapeconcentration camp survivorconcentration camp escape
Key Collaborators
Anna Kwak-Sialelli Director Alexandre Basso Editor Anna Kwak-Sialelli Writer
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