Digging The Great Escape

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.

Cast

Jack Lyon

Jack Lyon

as Himself

Richard Osgood

Richard Osgood

as Self - MoD Archaeologist

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

as narrator

Frank Stone

Frank Stone

as Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

Alan Bryett

Alan Bryett

as Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

Howard Tuck

Howard Tuck

as Self Historian

Philip Westwood

Philip Westwood

as Self - Chief Engineer

Tony Pollard

Tony Pollard

as Self - Chief Archaeologist

John Le Cornu

John Le Cornu

as Self - Royal Air Force

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