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Based upon the factual book of the same name (1950) by Paul Brickhill, this acclaimed war drama recounts the events of the 1944 Allied officers escape from the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III. Although the film features several fictional events, it is usually regarded as true to the real story. One of the film’s projecting inaccuracies, though, is its failure to show how cold, hungry and sore prison life really was. Featuring an all-star cast including McQueen (whose motorcycle chase is the film's most remembered action scene), James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Coburn, Charles Bronson and...

Director : John Sturges

Production Year : 1963

Duration : 167

Language : English, French, German

La Risiera di San Sabba

A documentary film about the Nazi concentration camp "La Risiera di San Sabba", located in Trieste, Italy. The film includes survivors' testimonies, historians' explanations and archival photographs.

Director : Gianfranco Rados, Piero Pieri

Production Year : 1994

Duration : 28

Language : English