The great escape
(DVD) 

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Popular Media - 3rd FloorPN1997 .G6837 2005On Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Escaped prisoners of war -- Germany -- Drama.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Drama.
Prisoners of war -- England -- Drama.
Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Drama.
Stalag Luft III.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Drama
England -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C
Escaped prisoners of war
Feature films
Film adaptations
Germany -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtCD3rcKcPDx6FHmjvrbd
Personal narratives -- British
Prisoner-of-war escapes
Prisoners of war
Stalag Luft III
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
War films
Other Subjects
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Récits personnels britanniques.
Thrillers (Films)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
War films.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
027616668028

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
General Note
"Based upon the book by Paul Brickhill"--Container.
General Note
Special features: Documentary on the making of The great escape (24 mins.); original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Producer/director, John Sturges; music, Elmer Bernstein; screenwriters, James Clavell, W.R. Burnett; director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp; editor, Ferris Webster.
Participants/Performers
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn.
Description
A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war's most daring escape.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD-video; NTSC region 1 ; Dolby digital; widescreen.
Language
In English and French; with English, French and Spanish subtitles.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

McQueen, S., Garner, J., Attenborough, R., Donald, J., Bronson, C., Pleasence, D., Coburn, J., Sturges, J., Bernstein, E., Clavell, J., Burnett, W. R. 1., Webster, F., & Brickhill, P. (2006). The great escape (Widescreen version.). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Steve McQueen et al.. 2006. The Great Escape. Santa Monica, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Steve McQueen et al.. The Great Escape Santa Monica, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, 2006.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

McQueen, S., Garner, J., Attenborough, R., Donald, J., Bronson, C., Pleasence, D. and Coburn, J. et al (2006). The great escape. Widescreen version. Santa Monica, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

McQueen, Steve, et al. The Great Escape Widescreen version., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, 2006.

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