1 real historical location · Poland
John Sturges' classic 1963 adventure based on the true mass escape from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, in which 76 Allied prisoners broke out through hand-dug tunnels. Only three made it to freedom; 50 were executed on Hitler's personal orders. Steve McQueen leads the all-star cast.
CinemaMapped has mapped 1 real historical location where the story takes place, spanning Poland.
Allied POWs dig three tunnels — Tom, Dick, and Harry — to escape the supposedly escape-proof Stalag Luft III camp.
On the night of March 24-25, 1944, 76 men escaped through tunnel Harry before it was discovered. Of those, 73 were recaptured. On Hitler's direct order, 50 were shot by the Gestapo — a war crime for which 21 perpetrat...
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