The Great Escape

The Great Escape (2017)

March 10th, 20170h 53min

Documentary, History, War
85%

Overview

On March 24, 1944, in the heart of Nazi Germany, 76 British, Canadian, Norwegian and French pilots who were held in Stalag Luft III, a prison camp of the Luftwaffe, escaped. Unique testimony from the last survivors, recreations and today’s digital images sheds new light on the audacious escape.


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