The great escape
by
 
Radice, Mark, 1973- screenwriter, director.

Title
The great escape

Alternate title
Great escape ; Nazi prison escape
 
Nazi prison escape

Author
Radice, Mark, 1973- screenwriter, director.
 
Llewellyn-Jones, Jeremy, producer.
 
Scheider, Roy, narrator.

Series
Nova.

Summary
Great escape: Over six hundred Allied prisoners dug three highly sophisticated tunnels in Stalag Luft III, allowing seventy-six out of two hundred prisoners to make their escape on the night of March 24, 1944. Nazi prison escape: Details Colditz Castle, a medieval fortress used by the Nazis to house captured Allied officers who had escaped from other prisoner-of-war camps.

Audience
Not rated.

General Note
Originally produced for the television program Nova in 2004 (Great escape) and 2001 (Nazi prison escape).
 
Letterboxed.

Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre
Documentary television programs.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
 
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
 
Nonfiction films.

Corporate Subject
Stalag Luft III.

Subject Term
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons.
 
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
 
Escapes -- Germany.
 
Prisoners of war -- Germany.
 
Tunnels -- Design and construction.
 
Defensive (Military science)

Author(s)
Radice, Mark, 1973-
 
Llewellyn-Jones, Jeremy,
 
Scheider, Roy,

Publisher
WGBH Boston Video,

Publication Date
2007

ISBN
9781593757724

Publication Information
[Boston, Mass.?] : WGBH Boston Video, c2007.

Call Number
DVD 943.086 GREAT


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