Digging The Great Escape

Overview

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.

Cast

Jack Lyon

Himself

R

Richard Osgood

Self - MoD Archaeologist

Paul McGann

narrator

F

Frank Stone

Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

A

Alan Bryett

Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45

H

Howard Tuck

Self Historian

P

Philip Westwood

Self - Chief Engineer

T

Tony Pollard

Self - Chief Archaeologist

J

John Le Cornu

Self - Royal Air Force

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