
The Great Escape
1963


“Four Brothers Sworn to a Mighty Oath Death..Romance..Mystery..Intrigue”
13 votes
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
Director
John FordWriters
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
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Production Companies

"Col Leigh" (Sir C. Aubrey Smith) summons his four sons to their family home to inform them that he has been dishonourably discharged from the British Army. In disbelief, the family convenes and the old gent insists on his innocence and says he has the proof. They all go to change for dinner but before they can meet again, a gunshot shatters the peace of their stately home and the colonel is dead. The older brother, barrister "Wyatt" (George Sanders) quickly concludes this was murder and together with his brothers "Geoff" (Richard Greene), "Chris" (David Niven) and the enthusiastic young "Rodn…
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