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The real Great Escape didn't feature Steve McQueen racing through the Third Reich on a motorcycle like in the 1963 movie, but the big breakout was still thrilling in every way. This program sheds new light on the audacious escape of 76 Allied airmen from a Nazi POW camp during World War II.
Directed by Mark Radice

Richard Donat
Narrator

Robert Krulwich
Himself - Reporter
Patton
1970