The Great Escape (1963)
Directed by John Sturges
Allied prisoners in a new German camp dig three tunnels for a mass breakout, then scatter across occupied Europe toward Switzerland, Spain and Sweden.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Stalag Luft North≈ 00:02:00Stalag Luft III, Sagan (Żagań)Inferred
The prisoners organise tunnels Tom, Dick and Harry under the guards' noses, and Hilts does spells in the cooler.
- 2Hilts' motorcycle chase≈ 02:10:00German–Swiss borderInferred
- 2Stolen plane crash≈ 02:15:00German–Swiss borderInferred
- 2Town and the roadside field≈ 02:10:00GermanyInferred
- 2Café in occupied France≈ 02:20:00FranceInferred
- 2Port and a Swedish ship≈ 02:30:00German Baltic coastInferred
- 3Crossing into Spain≈ 02:35:00Pyrenees, French–Spanish borderInferred
- 4Back in the cooler≈ 02:40:00Stalag Luft III, Sagan (Żagań)Inferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 4,081 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 4
- Stops
- 8
- Bicycle: 1,090 km
- Plane: 638 km
- Motorcycle: 638 km
- Truck: 638 km
- On foot: 448 km
- Train: 343 km
- Boat: 285 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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