Digging The Great Escape
Digging The Great Escape

Digging The Great Escape

2011-11-28| 72 min

The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.

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Jack Lyon

Jack Lyon

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

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