The Great Escape. Iv been lied too.
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What the hell!
I have spent 27 years believing that he jumped the fence to freedom. Finally sat down and watched it on Living today and he doesn't make it.
How can i have been mislead all these years. The iconic image is a symbol of success and escaping, not jumping the little fence and not the big one!
complaint over.
I have spent 27 years believing that he jumped the fence to freedom. Finally sat down and watched it on Living today and he doesn't make it.
How can i have been mislead all these years. The iconic image is a symbol of success and escaping, not jumping the little fence and not the big one!
complaint over.
Towards the closing scenes Steve Mcqueen plays the part of a guard on the bikes chasing him as well, they then put the footage together which back in the 60's was quite an achievement.
Also he tries to escape on a 1960's British Triumph motor bike during the war
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/trivia
Did you know that the ship sinks in the Titanic
Also he tries to escape on a 1960's British Triumph motor bike during the war
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/trivia
Did you know that the ship sinks in the Titanic
Edited by Promised Land on Sunday 16th August 18:43
Apart from Hilt, and the motorcycle element, it seems fairly accurate, for a Hollywood film at least:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factual_accuracy_of_T...
(I know its Wiki so not the be all and end all, so is there anything missing from the article that was a major innacuracy?).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factual_accuracy_of_T...
(I know its Wiki so not the be all and end all, so is there anything missing from the article that was a major innacuracy?).
pokethepope said:
Apart from Hilt, and the motorcycle element, it seems fairly accurate, for a Hollywood film at least:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factual_accuracy_of_T...
(I know its Wiki so not the be all and end all, so is there anything missing from the article that was a major innacuracy?).
As the Wiki article indicates, there is a lot more fiction and artistic licence than just Hilts. Sure, it's gives a reasonably accurate flavour of events but it is by no means entirely factual.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factual_accuracy_of_T...
(I know its Wiki so not the be all and end all, so is there anything missing from the article that was a major innacuracy?).
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