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Digging The Great Escape (2011)

★ 0.0/10 72 min Documentary, War Unknown English
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Jack Lyon
Jack Lyon Himself
Richard Osgood Self - MoD Archaeologist
Paul McGann
Paul McGann narrator
Frank Stone Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Alan Bryett Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Howard Tuck Self Historian
Philip Westwood Self - Chief Engineer
Tony Pollard Self - Chief Archaeologist

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