Digging The Great Escape

Digging The Great Escape2011

Directed by Paul Nelson

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.

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Jack Lyon - HimselfRichard Osgood - Self - MoD ArchaeologistPaul McGann - narratorFrank Stone - Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45Alan Bryett - Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45Howard Tuck - Self HistorianPhilip Westwood - Self - Chief EngineerTony Pollard - Self - Chief ArchaeologistJohn Le Cornu - Self - Royal Air Force
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