| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C+ |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | B+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 172 |
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| Video Release: | 07 May 2013 |
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For another family friendly war classic, try The Bridge on the River Kwai. The movie Chicken Run plays homage to The Great Escape in many of its elements (especially in the coop’s design).
Home Video Extra Features
Home Video Notes: The Great Escape
Release Date: 7 May 2013
The Great Escape releases to home video in Blu-ray with the following bonus materials:
- Audio Commentary by Director John Sturges, Cast & Crew
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Bringing Fact to Fiction
- Preparations for Freedom
- The Flight to Freedom
- A Standing Ovation
- The Untold Story
- The Untold Story – Additional Interviews
- A Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
- Return to The Great Escape

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