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Digging The Great Escape (2011)
Directed by Paul Nelson, Brian Rice
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.
Length 72 minutes
Actors
Jack Lyon | Richard Osgood | Paul McGann | Frank Stone | Alan Bryett | Howard Tuck | Philip Westwood | Tony Pollard | John Le Cornu