The Great Escape June 28, 2007

Thursday, June 28 – 7:30 PM

THE GREAT ESCAPE, 1963, MGM Repertory, 168 min. Dir. John Sturges. Superlative WWII adventure drama chronicling the real life, large scale prison camp escape of Allied POW’s in Germany, featuring Steve McQueen in his (literally) breakout role as Captain Virgil Hilts, "The Cooler King." Nail-biting suspense and exhilarating action are punctuated with just the right amount of raucous humor, aided by composer Elmer Bernstein’s rousing score. This is the film that helped to solidify the careers of already rising stars McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn, with excellent support from Richard Attenborough, James Donald and Donald Pleasence.

$10 General Admission
$8 Students/Seniors
$7 American Cinematheque members

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