The Great Escape (Sturges, 1963): Prince Charles Cinema, 8.15pm
This film, part of the Christmas season at the Prince Charles Cinema, is also being screened on December 12th. You can fiund the full details here.
Time Out review:
Uneven
but entertaining World War II escape drama, which even when it first
appeared seemed very old-fashioned. Based on Paul Brickhill's factual
account of the efforts of Allied prisoners to break out of Stalag Luft
North, it contains memorable sequences and a sea of well-known faces.
Steve McQueen comes off best as 'The Cooler King'; Charles Bronson and James Garner (perhaps
surprisingly) give good support; James Coburn is totally miscast as an
Australian, yet turns in an amusing performance. Worth seeing the last
half hour, if nothing else, for one of the best stunt sequences in
years: McQueen's motor-cycle bid for freedom.
Chris Peachment
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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