CLASSIC!

When I first saw this film which was a couple of years ago, I absolutely loved it but after revisiting it, I still really liked it a lot! It is a very entertaining film that is adventurous, quite funny and very intense especially during the escape attempts and when some of the prisoners become fugitives. There is one minor fault I have with this film was that I think it could have been about 20 minutes shorter.


The plot of The Great Escape isn't that complex at all. It is a very basic plot set in a German Prisoner Of War camp during World War II and tells the story of a mess escape from Stalag Luft III. Steve McQueen has delivered a great performance that was perhaps his most famous role. After the success of The Magnificent Seven, Steve McQueen has showed once again that he works amazingly with John Sturges but even more so this time! James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Donald Pleasance deliver grand performances too.


Once again, John Sturges goes to create a masterpiece but surpasses his last success. I have to say that the music is the best thing about this film! It gives me chills and you can just hum to it. This has been referred by many as an action film but, to be honest, I wouldn't really call it an action film at all. It could be classed as a family film but perhaps its long duration didn't make the film fit into that genre. Despite that, I think it is suitable.


Overall, The Great Escape is an amazing film that I was gripped to almost all the way through it. Could've perhaps been shorter by about 20 minutes but apart from that, a masterpiece of the 60s!

9/10