Film·2011·1h 12m

Digging The Great Escape

DocumentaryWar

The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.

Directed by Paul Nelson, Brian Rice

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9 credited

Jack Lyon
Jack LyonHimself
Richard Osgood
Richard OsgoodSelf - MoD Archaeologist
Paul McGann
Paul McGannnarrator
Frank Stone
Frank StoneSelf Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Alan Bryett
Alan BryettSelf Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Howard Tuck
Howard TuckSelf Historian
Philip Westwood
Philip WestwoodSelf - Chief Engineer
Tony Pollard
Tony PollardSelf - Chief Archaeologist
John Le Cornu
John Le CornuSelf - Royal Air Force

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