The Tunnel of Hope refers ... grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, living in Israel or abroad, are a legacy and memorial not only to those who survived the escape but also to the unfortunate ...

The first half of the movie is played for comedy, as the prisoners mostly outwit their jailers to dig the escape tunnel. The second half is high adventure as they use planes, trains, and boats to ...

the Escape Committee [formed by prisoners at Stalag Luft III] had rated his chances of making a home run very highly, and he was among the first 20 through the tunnel. He was traveling alone.

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story, was released in 1988. The film is not a true sequel as it dramatizes the escape itself just as the original film does, although mostly using the real names ...

And with due respect to the many entertaining entries in this subgenre, none of them can match the armrest-shredding suspense ...