Great Escape: The Untold Story

Great Escape: The Untold Story

This is the story of 76 men trying to escape from Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp. 3 got home, 73 were captured, 50 of whom were secretly shot on the instructions of Hitler against every rule of War.

Year: 2001 · Season 1 · Credits: Derek Jacobi, Connor Williams, Richard Campbell... more

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Years: 2001

Seasons: 1

Genre: Factual

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