The great escape
(Blu Ray) 

Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.

Based on the novel by Paul Brickhill.

Features: two audio commentaries, one from 1991 featuring director John Sturges and composer Elmer Bernstein, the other, from 2004 featuring actors James Coburn, James Garner, and Donald Pleasence; new interview with critic Michael Sragow; "The great escape : heroes underground" (2001) documentary about the real-life escape from the Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, including interviews with POWs held there; "The real Virgil Hilts : a man called Jones" (2001) program on the UnitedStates Army Air Forces pilot David Jones, the inspiration for Steve McQueen's character in the film; "Return to The great escape" (1993) program featuring interviews with Coburn, Garner, actors David McCallum and Jud Taylor, stuntman Bud Ekins, and McQueen's son, Chad McQueen; trailer.

Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson.

The true story of seventy-six allied airmen who plot a massive escape from Stalag 3, a maximum security prison in World War II.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Blu-ray, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, wide screen 2.35:1.

This is a Blu-ray disc made for Blu-ray disc players and will not play in standard DVD players.

For private home use only.

Closed-captioned.