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.
Richard Donat
Narrator
Robert Krulwich
Himself - Reporter
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November 16, 2004
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Mark Radice
Mark Radice
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NOVA
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