Remake that advances the plot of the 1963 film, as escaped POWs take revenge against the Nazis. Christopher Reeve, Donald Pleasence. Lt. Corey: Anthony Denison. Bushell: Ian McShane. Sgt.

The Great Escape is a 1963 American epic war suspense adventure film based on Paul Brickhill's 1950 non-fiction book of the same name. The film depicts a heavily fictionalized version of the mass ...

Guy sets out to recreate the iconic motorcycle movie stunt at the climax of The Great Escape. But unlike Steve McQueen's film character, he aims to successfully clear both fences.

But how many know the American icon's role as a daredevil POW in the 1963 World War Two film The Great Escape is supposedly based on a Welshman? Ken Rees, from Anglesey, was the bomber pilot who ...