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Digging The Great Escape

Movie 2011 Released

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.

Digging The Great Escape is a movie first shown in 2011. Runtime is 72 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Documentary, War.

72mRuntime

Title details

Type
Movie
Original title
Digging The Great Escape
Release year
2011
Release date
November 28, 2011
Status
Released
Runtime
72 minutes
Genres
Documentary, War
Director
Paul Nelson, Brian Rice
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Cast

Jack Lyon

Jack Lyon

Himself

R

Richard Osgood

Self - MoD Archaeologist

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

narrator

F

Frank Stone

Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

A

Alan Bryett

Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

H

Howard Tuck

Self Historian

P

Philip Westwood

Self - Chief Engineer

T

Tony Pollard

Self - Chief Archaeologist

J

John Le Cornu

Self - Royal Air Force

Characters

  • Himself voiced by Jack Lyon
  • Self - MoD Archaeologist voiced by Richard Osgood
  • narrator voiced by Paul McGann
  • Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45 voiced by Frank Stone
  • Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45 voiced by Alan Bryett
  • Self Historian voiced by Howard Tuck
  • Self - Chief Engineer voiced by Philip Westwood
  • Self - Chief Archaeologist voiced by Tony Pollard
  • Self - Royal Air Force voiced by John Le Cornu

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