THE GREAT ESCAPE
THE GREAT ESCAPE
Type of media Film
Approved Running time 171m 58s
Release date 24/03/2019
BBFCInsight mild violence, language, injury detail
Genre(s) Drama, War
Director(s) John Sturges
Cast includes Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton, Angus Lennie, Nigel Stock, Robert Graf, Jud Taylor
Summary THE GREAT ESCAPE is a 1963 US drama, set during World War II, in which a group of Allied soldiers attempt to escape from a German POW camp.
Cut This work was passed uncut.
BBFCinsight publication date 14/03/2019
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
THE GREAT ESCAPE is a 1963 US drama, set during World War II, in which a group of Allied soldiers attempt to escape from a German POW camp.
- Violence
Several people are shot, all without visible blood or injury detail. One of the shootings leaves a dead man hanging limply from barbed wire. A group of prisoners is massacred, but the actual killings occur off screen.
- Language
There is occasional use of mild bad language including 'bloody'.
- Injury detail
We see a large smudge of blood on a man's face after a plane crash. Another man is shown with small bloody cuts on his face and arms.
There are occasional scenes of mild suspense featuring people in danger.
Several characters are shown smoking.
Details
- Title
- THE GREAT ESCAPE
- Year
- 2019
- Distributor(s)
- Park Circus Limited
- Classified date(s)
- 01/02/2019
- Main language
- English
- Submitted run time
- 171m 58s
- Approved footage
- 15477+0
- BBFC reference
- BFF038662
- Registration number
- CFJ46789
Related work
Feature
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GREAT ESCAPE | Warner Home Video Ltd,Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.,MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd,United Artists Corp. Ltd,R.N.I.B.,Park Circus Limited | 01/02/2019 |  14 |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | Video | 165m 42s | R.N.I.B. | 03/10/2002 |  PG |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | Video | 165m 3s | MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd | 22/03/2002 | PG |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | Video | 165m 3s | MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) Ltd | 22/03/2002 | PG |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | Video | 172m 11s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 10/08/1993 | PG |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | Video | 164m 57s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 16/04/1986 | PG |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | Film | Y | United Artists Corp. Ltd | 31/05/1963 |  U |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | Video | 172m 10s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 18/06/2013 | PG |
Trailer
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GREAT ESCAPE | VideoTrailer | 2m 36s | Delta Music Plc | 21/01/2000 | U |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | VideoTrailer | 3m 6s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 19/06/1998 | U |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | VideoTrailer | 3m 5s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 26/03/1997 | U |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | VideoTrailer | 2m 40s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 26/03/1997 | PG |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE | VideoTrailer | 3m 6s | Warner Home Video Ltd | 20/07/1993 | U |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE [BD TRAILER] | VideoTrailer | 0m 30s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 14/05/2013 | PG |
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| THE GREAT ESCAPE [Trailer] | FilmTrailer | 1m 13s | Park Circus Limited | 14/01/2019 | U |
VAM
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GREAT ESCAPE [Additional material,Director's audio commentary] | Video | 172m 10s | Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. | 26/03/2013 | PG |
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