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The Great Escape (1963) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Sturges

Writing Credits  

Paul Brickhill ... (based on the book by)
 
James Clavell ... (screen play by) and
W.R. Burnett ... (screen play by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Steve McQueen ... Hilts 'The Cooler King'
James Garner ... Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Richard Attenborough ... Bartlett 'Big X'
James Donald ... Ramsey 'The SBO'
Charles Bronson ... Danny 'Tunnel King'
Donald Pleasence ... Blythe 'The Forger'
James Coburn ... Sedgwick 'Manufacturer'
Hannes Messemer ... Von Luger 'The Kommandant'
David McCallum ... Ashley-Pitt 'Dispersal'
Gordon Jackson ... MacDonald 'Intelligence'
John Leyton ... Willie 'Tunnel King'
Angus Lennie ... Ives 'The Mole'
Nigel Stock ... Cavendish 'The Surveyor'
Robert Graf ... Werner 'The Ferret'
Jud Taylor ... Goff
Hans Reiser ... Herr Kuhn
Harry Riebauer Harry Riebauer ... Strachwitz
William Russell ... Sorren
Robert Freitag ... Capt. Posen
Ulrich Beiger ... Preissen
George Mikell George Mikell ... Lt. Dietrich
Lawrence Montaigne ... Haynes ('Diversions')
Robert Desmond ... Griffith 'Tailor'
Til Kiwe ... Frick
Heinz Weiss Heinz Weiss ... Kramer
Tom Adams ... Dai Nimmo ('Diversions')
Karl-Otto Alberty ... S.S. Officer Steinach
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arthur Atkinson Arthur Atkinson ... British Officer Charlie (uncredited)

Produced by 

James Clavell ... producer (uncredited)
Walter Mirisch ... executive producer (uncredited)
John Sturges ... producer

Music by 

Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by 

Daniel L. Fapp ... director of photography

Editing by 

Ferris Webster

Art Direction by 

Fernando Carrere

Set Decoration by 

Kurt Ripberger

Makeup Department 

Emile LaVigne ... makeup artist
Jay Sebring ... hair designer: Steve McQueen, James Garner (uncredited)

Production Management 

Allen K. Wood ... production supervisor
Hubert Fröhlich ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Jack N. Reddish ... assistant director
John Flynn ... assistant director (uncredited)
Robert E. Relyea ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Frank Agnone ... property
Frank McCarthy ... poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Wayne Fury ... sound effects editor

Special Effects by 

A. Paul Pollard ... special effects (as Paul Pollard)

Stunts 

Bud Ekins ... stunt double: Steve McQueen, motorcycle jump (uncredited)
Tim Gibbes ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward ... stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes ... stunt double: Steve McQueen (uncredited)
Roy Jenson ... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin ... stunts (uncredited)
Steve McQueen ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Robert E. Relyea ... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Roy Scammell ... stunt team (uncredited)
Roy N. Sickner ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Léo L. Fuchs ... still photographer (uncredited)
Lothar Winkler ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Bert Henrikson ... wardrobe

Editorial Department 

Don Tomlinson ... assistant film editor

Music Department 

Richard Carruth ... music editor
Michael Andersen ... music copyist (uncredited)
Lloyd Basham ... music copyist (uncredited)
Saundra Berkova ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Elmer Bernstein ... conductor (uncredited)
Harold Brown ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Manuel Compinsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Joseph Difiore ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Dominick Fera ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Dominic Fidelibus ... music copyist (uncredited)
Wolfgang Fraenkel ... music copyist (uncredited)
Sam Freed Jr. ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Benny Gill ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jack Hayes ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Wally Heglin ... music copyist (uncredited)
Robert Helfer ... orchestra manager (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Milt Holland ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Pearl Kaufman ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Manny Klein ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Abe Luboff ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Mitchell Lurie ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Roman Maciejewski ... music copyist (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Shelly Manne ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Jack Marsh ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
G.R. Menhennick ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld ... musician: violin (uncredited)
John Neufeld ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Irma Neumann ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dick Noel ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Richard Perissi ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Lee Perrin ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Uan Rasey ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Joseph Reilich ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Sam Rice ... musician: tuba (uncredited)
Gale Robinson ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Martin Ruderman ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Sylvia Ruderman ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Ambrose Russo ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Eudice Shapiro ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Lou Singer ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Felix Slatkin ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Raymond Turner ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Paul Van Loan ... music copyist (uncredited)
Vinton Vernon ... music engineer (uncredited)
Seymour Zeldin ... musician: trombone (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

John Franco ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

Robert E. Relyea ... assistant to producer
Wally Floody ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Howard Vernon ... voice dubbing: Hannes Messemer (french version) (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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