The Great Escape

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From a barbed-wire camp – to a barbed-wire country!

The Great Escape 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions

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Comparison of The Great Escape 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras
Kino BD-ALL 4K/US 2022
Criterion BD-A/US 2020
MGM BD-ALL/US 2013
MGM DVD-1/US/OOP 2004
MGM DVD-1/US/OOP 1998
Audio Commentary by Cast and Crew, Moderated by Steven Jay Rubin
Audio Commentary by Director John Sturges, Composer Elmer Bernstein, Production Manager and Second Unit Director Robert E. Relyea, and Stuntman Bud Ekins
Audio Commentary by Steve Mitchell and Steven Jay Rubin
“The Great Escape”: Heroes Underground
Great Escape: The Untold Story (50:47)
The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones (25:05)
Return to “The Great Escape” (24:09)
Great Escape: The Untold Story - Additional Interviews (9:35)
Interview with Critic Michael Sragow (23:11)
Stills Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (2:42)

Edition and Packaging Notes

  • Criterion’s Blu-ray includes a leaflet with writing by Sheila O’Malley.
  • MGM’s 2004 “Special Edition” DVD includes an 8-page booklet.
  • MGM’s 1998 DVD includes an 8-page booklet. It is also available in “The Steve McQueen Collection” box set with The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) and Junior Bonner (1972).
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