The Great Escape backdrop

The Great Escape 2017 Directed by Anna Kwak-Sialelli Tunnels de guerre : la grande évasion

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.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gneres Documentary , History , War
Production Companies CNC , RTBF , RMC Découverte , La Famiglia
Release Date 10 March 2017
53 mins
Cast
Thierry Debrune Narrator (voice)
Jack Lyon Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner
Charles Clarke Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner
David Fraser Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner
Howard Tuck Himself - Historian
Guy Walters Himself - Historian
Simon Pearson Himself - Biographer
Colin Kirby-Green Himself - Captain T. Kirby-Green's Son