
Digging The Great Escape (2011)
1h 12m | PG-13
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.
Director: Paul Nelson
Studio: N/A
Genre: Documentary, War
Video: 720p
Cast

Jack Lyon
as Himself

Richard Osgood
as Self - MoD Archaeologist

Paul McGann
as narrator

Frank Stone
as Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

Alan Bryett
as Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

Howard Tuck
as Self Historian