Review of The Great Escape (1963) by Brian C — 01 Jun 2011

C'est rare de voir LA star du film dans un rÃ´le "secondaire", les autres rÃ´les Ã (C)tant beaucoup plus fournis. McQueen la classe et le talent comme d'hab...

This review of The Great Escape (1963) was written by Brian C on 01 Jun 2011.

The Great Escape has generally received very positive reviews.

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