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The Great Escape: The Reckoning

The story behind the Hollywood film 'The Great Escape', examining the search for the Gestapo men who murdered 50 of the escapers.

Top Cast

  • Sandy McCutheon

    Sandy McCutheon

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Alan Bryett

    Alan Bryett

    Self - Great Escaper

  • Amanda Catanach

    Amanda Catanach

    Amanda Catanach: Self - Great Niece of James Catanach

  • Ken Rees

    Ken Rees

    Self - Great Escaper

  • Charles Rollings

    Charles Rollings

    Self - POW Historian

  • Bryn Coldrick

    Bryn Coldrick

    Fl Sgt Williams (uncredited)

  • Ingeborg Reinhardt

    Ingeborg Reinhardt

    Self - Daughter of Emil Schulz

  • Paul Royle

    Paul Royle

    Self - Great Escaper

Overview

The story behind the Hollywood film 'The Great Escape', examining the search for the Gestapo men who murdered 50 of the escapers.

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