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1963 | DIRECTED BY JOHN STURGES

The Great Escape

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Movie Stats
Year
1963
Runtime
 172 minutes (2 hrs 52 mins)
Select Cast
Steve McQueen
Richard Attenborough
James Garner
James Donald
Charles Bronson
Donald Pleasence
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First viewed:
25th Mar 2019
Last viewed:
16th Jul 2026
Total views:
40
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
4th July 1963
63 years 1 months  ago
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £172.6 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1.2 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 8th Sep '63
  • Debut box office: 22nd Mar '19
  • Debut position: 12
  • Highest position: 12
  • Debut gross: £172.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john sturges John Sturges
Starring
john sturgesSteve McQueenHilts 'The Cooler King'
James GarnerHendley 'The Scrounger'
john sturgesRichard AttenboroughBartlett 'Big X'
James DonaldRamsey 'The SBO'
Charles BronsonDanny 'Tunnel King'
Donald PleasenceBlythe 'The Forger'
James CoburnSedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes MessemerVon Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallumAshley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon JacksonMacDonald 'Intelligence'
John LeytonWillie 'Tunnel King'
Angus LennieIves 'The Mole'
Nigel StockCavendish 'The Surveyor'
Robert GrafWerner 'The Ferret'
Jud TaylorGoff
Hans ReiserHerr Kuhn
Harry RiebauerStrachwitz
William RussellSorren
Robert FreitagCapt. Posen
Ulrich BeigerPreissen
George MikellLt. Dietrich
Lawrence MontaigneHaynes ('Diversions')
Robert DesmondGriffith 'Tailor'
Til KiweFrick
Heinz WeissKramer
Tom AdamsDai Nimmo ('Diversions')
Karl-Otto AlbertyS.S. Officer Steinach
Arthur AtkinsonBritish Officer Charlie
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
12
Weeks top 15
1
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£172,550
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Great Escape
22 Mar 2019
12N
£172,550
£172,550

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Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings
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