The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.

• The Mirisch Company
• United Artists
• Steve McQueen
• James Garner
• Richard Attenborough
• James Donald
• Charles Bronson
• Donald Pleasence
• James Coburn
• Hannes Messemer