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Digging The Great Escape

Genre:DocumentaryWar

Released:2011-11-28

Runtime:72

Overview

The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.


Cast:

Jack Lyon

Character: Himself

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Richard Osgood

Character: Self - MoD Archaeologist

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Paul McGann

Character: narrator

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Frank Stone

Character: Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

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Alan Bryett

Character: Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

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Howard Tuck

Character: Self Historian

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Philip Westwood

Character: Self - Chief Engineer

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Tony Pollard

Character: Self - Chief Archaeologist

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John Le Cornu

Character: Self - Royal Air Force

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