I love the way the guard looks back at the cell after Hilts starts throwing the ball again. You can see him thinking "My god he's not in there 5 seconds, and he's *already* thinking up another escape!"

@JoseLuisOcampo523

10 жыл бұрын

Actually in the real life after TGS the prisioners started to digging another tunnel called George but it was abandoned when the camp was evacuated.

@Motiejus012

7 жыл бұрын

Watccch The Great EEEEscaaape online in hd quality heree => twitter.com/79b8400b89e31df4d/status/822781710446170113

@bamarine247

6 жыл бұрын

Every time Hilts' baseball hits the wall, an Allied POW somewhere gets an idea to escape, and a German guard somewhere loses an hour of sleep.

@sonrouge

6 жыл бұрын

Should've had him give a smile.

@Kelly14UK

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah.

Love that brief exchange at 1:13 where Hilts looks at his new opponent, eager to start the next round.

@johndates9827

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Hilts' grin signals "Now I'm going to make life hell for you to."

@AJ-ld5mv

4 жыл бұрын

Right?! Btw... Love the movie!!

@evertonmignac-D7101

3 жыл бұрын

Hilt looks at officer and thinks: now im gonna end this man's hole carrer,just like last time.

@waukivorycopse2402

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, the genius of Steve McQueen's best performances, he embodied his own myth.

@nicholasmuro1742

2 жыл бұрын

Not very wise. Not an issue making it 51.

I've always liked von Luger's character. He plays the "bad guy" only by default, being in charge of the camp containing the prisoners. But he shows himself as a humble military man, showing firm but fair treatment to the prisoners and not subjecting them to cruel treatment as would be expected from an SS commandant. More than that, he shows genuine sorrow for the murder of the escaped prisoners. Supposedly, the real life commandant von Luger was based on was like that as well, and was respected by the Allied prisoners under his charge. After the war when the murder of the escaped prisoners was under investigation, the commandant was acquitted of any charges in part due to favorable testimony by the prisoners.

@TheGroundedAviator

7 жыл бұрын

He was a decent bloke, one of the last things he did at the camp was help build the memorial and conduct a military funeral and was defended by the POW's and testified for the prosecution.

@raybon7939

6 жыл бұрын

That's amazing.

@wcatholic1

6 жыл бұрын

An officer of the old school.

@bastobasto4866

5 жыл бұрын

He died 2 months before the movie was released

@jenpeterson3712

5 жыл бұрын

I thought the Germans shot him. I liked his character, he did play the role of a humble and kind man who just wanted the war to end

Historical Fact: After the war ended the Allies tracked down the Gestapo officers who were responsible for the deaths of the 50 escapees. There were 21 officers convicted. 13 were hanged and the rest received long prison sentences.

@KMcNally117

3 жыл бұрын

Wait they killed the POW escapees?

@jrcasselman

3 жыл бұрын

@@KMcNally117 When Hitler was informed of the escape, he ordered they were all to be shot when they were captured. His advisors made him think again out of fear of reprisals against German soldiers in Allied hands, so he ordered that over half be shot. Of the 76 escapees, 73 were caught and 50 were executed.

@jesterofspades3903

2 жыл бұрын

The actor Christopher lee was a big part of the team that hunted down those gestapo officers and he also fought alongside the Finns against the soviets in the winter war.

@robbiemoss5080

2 жыл бұрын

@@bp2352 What?

@angloaust1575

2 жыл бұрын

They picked the wrong time to escape Snow bound fields kept the escapees to the roads enabling easy capture Only three made it Bushell was impatient to get out!

The one thing that put a smile on my face is that Hilts was actually treated with some modicum of respect by the guards. At the cell door they didn't shove or throw him in, the guard was lowkey like 'right this way sir'

@paulleckner8235

Ай бұрын

I like how Hilts walked across the compound like a boss. Very chill!

A Few interesting facts about the camp Commandant, During the war he made sure that the prisoners under his watch were well looked after. When the trial to find those guilty of murdering prisoners of war was underway the prisoners in the camp testified on his behalf. This scene showing him being taken away was him faking mental problems to both avoid being murdered by the gestapo or the SS for incompetence and making sure the Luftwaffe remained in charge of guarding Air force POW's.

@phillipchappell6013

3 ай бұрын

if i remember right when he heard he allow the prisoners to build a memorial. speaks volumes of his character

The music soaring in synched to catching the baseball mitt is perfection.

They dont make movies like these anymore utter brilliance.

@DoctorXander

2 жыл бұрын

I only watched fully for the first time yesterday and it already feels like something I could watch over and over again

@jamesalinio5277

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorXander I've watched this movie many numerous times over the course of my life, I even remember seeing it when I was 10 years old as an army brat in West Germany in the 70's, still one of the best movies ever

@Xingmey

2 жыл бұрын

They just don't have any cool enemies any more, like germans from ww1 and ww2 all that's left is vietcong... (ok they chew thru that one as well) all that's left is sandpeople

@B.Ga.

2 жыл бұрын

Germans, English and American Actors...from the best. Love it.

@bondmanjbd

2 жыл бұрын

They can't, there aren't any actors like him. lol

The way Steve McQueens character catches the baseball catchers glove without even really looking at the person who threw it to him or even in that general direction just epitomises coolness!

@jamesfarina7247

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry it was just a regular glove not a catchers mitt

@kyleauchtung7715

14 сағат бұрын

Bro he was looking straight at him. He was just off screen obviously. lol

@1981TURBOTRANSAM1

9 сағат бұрын

@@kyleauchtung7715still cool though! 😝

Definitely one of the very best endings of any movie ever. Good men were lost and they got him, but duty remains and the fight goes on. Tremendous Movie.

@paulleckner8235

Ай бұрын

In realit,y two of those who made it to freedom were Dutch. One was Norwegian.

RIP Mr. McQueen, Mr. Garner, and Mr. Bronson.... and any that I have missed. This is such a great movie and such an incredible true story. RIP to all the POWs who were killed and escaped.

@exakelgaming

Жыл бұрын

James Coburn as well passed a while ago.

@gregshock

Жыл бұрын

Good Lord, I think the entire cast has passed away by now. A lot of good actors.

@duneme

Жыл бұрын

@@gregshock Well said!

@pdhung3012

Жыл бұрын

Mc Queen gone too soon. He passed away when he was just 50

@eightw5783

Жыл бұрын

For a top quality cast this film was huge, maybe the biggest ever. A number of British , American and dare I say (I'm not sure) top German actors.

I saw it when it came out ! The best movie of my childhood. The guy was the epitome of coolness. (rip) Steve McQueen.

@Khalabaan

7 жыл бұрын

same here! It was also the best movie of my childhood. Believe it or not I first saw this movie in Iran! That of course was prior to the Iranian revolution of the 1979. To this day I still enjoy watching clips of this wonderful based on true story movie!

@jamesbrunner631

6 жыл бұрын

ThePantruca .

@AntonioJesus32109

5 жыл бұрын

ThePantruca how old where you?

@crispytendies1433

3 жыл бұрын

I watched this for the first time in 2008, Steve McQueen is still the epitome of coolness.

@braydengames8452

3 жыл бұрын

are you still alive

The coolest actor ever.

I love how the old warden tells that Hilts is more likely to see Berlin before him, knowing that Hilts will find another way to escape before this was is over. Another sublte and funny way of telling this is how the guard stops when Hilts stars bouncing the ball. He's like "Wait... wut... he's already got some plan cooking..."

@watchgoose

5 жыл бұрын

subtle.

@mattklein5498

4 жыл бұрын

He says Hiltz will see berlin before him because he, the Warden, will be shot by the Gestapo

@jenpeterson3712

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattklein5498 sad

@mattklein5498

3 жыл бұрын

@@jenpeterson3712 whole thing was huh Jen?

@casualobserver3526

3 жыл бұрын

He doesn't say that Hilts will see Berlin before him because he thinks Hilts will escape again, he says it because he has been arrested by the Gestapo for his failure as Kommandant of the camp, and is going to be executed.

I love Steve’s reaction to the adlib

That SS guy plays an SS Tiger Tank Commander in Kelly's Heroes.

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@dariakon

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he became very very rich after the war.

@jenpeterson3712

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he's in a few war movies. Karl Otto Alberty. His best was Kelly's Heroes. I love him!

@MyLateralThawts

3 жыл бұрын

Got demoted to sergeant and sent to the front. Oddly enough, things like that happened for real back in WW2. If you really screwed up in the SS, you got sent to the Dirlewanger Brigade, which contained the worst of the worst, but strangely, it also included a few men who were sent there because they did not obey orders to murder innocent soldiers and civilians.

@marknelson2846

3 жыл бұрын

And he was also in "The Battle of the Bulge" as the second in command to Col Hessler.

Despite how sad and tragic it was that 50 of the 76 escaped POWs were cold-heartedly murdered, seeing Steve McQueen returning to Stalag Luft III and sent to the cooler with his baseball and glove it leaves us with a happier feeling 😀

The last sound of the ball against the wall means the clear will of escaping beating like a heart.

@paulleckner8235

Ай бұрын

Excellent observation..

I Liked the Way Steve McQueen Caught the Baseball & Glove on His Way to the Cooler.

Lesson: Never give up.

@Alex-lf8bd

5 жыл бұрын

And never lose hopes

@xys7536

5 жыл бұрын

And keeping looking for a job

@1mespud

4 жыл бұрын

In life, it's crucial that you always "own" your situations..

@andrewpestotnik5495

4 жыл бұрын

I understand it's a movie, but why not execute him? He's attempting to escape all the time, and at that time, being executed or being allowed to kill yourself was considered an honorable way to go.

@albasti1534

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewpestotnik5495 The Geneva convention prevented POW's from being executed as it would be classed as a war crime.

Just the way Hilts knows where he’s going and wasn’t even told is so funny to me

Is it just me or was this POW camp not all that bad? They were fed, access to running water, decent bunk beds, fresh air to stretch their legs, could socialise, educational classes etc etc. Didn't look like a hell hole to me. Besides the guy in charge was quite fair considering.

@wcatholic1

6 жыл бұрын

The camps for allied air force officers were somewhat exceptional. Ground Forces POWs had it somewhat harsher.

@India.H

6 жыл бұрын

Fun fact as well: The POW camps for German etc. soldiers were mostly in America. The majority chose to stay there (America) after the war because the camps were higher quality and more luxurious than a lot of their home towns/cities

@joshandrews1994

5 жыл бұрын

Indi Heaton actually. Quite a few were in England. The prisoners like you said were at the end of the war given two options. Go home or stay here - the majority stayed as they were given jobs while in the camp and were allowed some freedom as let’s be honest how would they escape an island with no axis forces nearby

@artm1973

5 жыл бұрын

@@India.H No, they were repatriated after the war. About 5,000 did emigrate back to the U.S. after they were returned home but they didn't have the option to stay.

@optimisticwhovian1726

5 жыл бұрын

because the german air force ran this camp and were holding allied pilots they treated them better since they were the same force.

You can tell deep down von Luger's commndat had genuie compassion and respect for his inmates

One of the best casts ever for a suspense film. For a comedy it has to be Mad Mad World, hands down.

one of the greatest movies of all time and the best soundtrack EVER

DreamWorks' Chicken Run (2000) - Ending Scene/End Credits

Friedrich Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau aka von Luger in the film was a real guy, and during trial for crimes committed during WWII he was found innocent of everything because of the prisoners testifying their respect for him and his fair but firm treatment of them. One of the few in his position that would go on to live a long and (I truly hope) happy life, after being saved from imprisonment and death. He died at 86 less than two months before this movie was released

@jenpeterson3712

3 жыл бұрын

Really?! That's good to know

@nicholasmuro1742

2 жыл бұрын

The film makes it appear like he was executed. The seeing Berlin thing that he says

@vk2ig

11 ай бұрын

​@@nicholasmuro1742That's Hollywood rewriting history for you. 😂

@nicholasmuro1742

11 ай бұрын

@@vk2ig They do it very well

@vk2ig

9 ай бұрын

@@nicholasmuro1742 And when I have pointed this out before, the supporters of Hollywood say this: "Well you can make your own movies to tell the story instead." So what these supporters are saying is that they're happy for their country's movie industry to distort the truth or even tell untruths, and instead it's up to others to actually tell the truth. That's an interesting set of morals right there!

I love McQueens stare at the new Commandant. "You're next!!"

It almost looks like Steven McQueen was going to say I'm sorry to the decent man who was his Commandant. Almost...

@jenpeterson3712

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does

The world's coolest king returns

The greatest scene of Steve McQueen’s career.

The Best of the Best. Great Film with a tremendous cast.

I always chuckle seeing the SS Captain and it’s the SS tank commander in ‘Kelly’s Heroes’. 🤣

Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson, David McCallum. Most are gone now but one hell of a movie.

@virginiaconnor8350

5 жыл бұрын

All gone here but David McCallum. Looks like somebody took better care of himself perhaps. 85 now!

@Schultzy1992

Жыл бұрын

@@virginiaconnor8350 and John Leyton still alive

The look on Steve McQueen’s face when he faces the new commandant basically says “I look forward to making your life a living hell.”

0:18 "You were lucky, Hilts".

Steve was the King of Cool. That infernal baseball noise would of driven me insane though.

Mashup between this and Papillon..."I'm still here you bastards!"

Love the theme music, classic and enduring.

Never been a cooler cat than McQueen

Steve McQueen will always be The Cooler King.

One of my 25 must see movies.

Rick Dalton wouldn't have done a better job as Steve McQueen but I still can't believe that they picked him instead of Rick.

@hunterstommygun5716

3 жыл бұрын

He was great in Bounty Law.

@DoctorXander

2 жыл бұрын

I read the novelisation and there's a really great scene at the end where Rick talks about how he knew he had no chance of actually getting the role

The guy in the green uniform...is that the german Tank commander at the end of "Kelly's Heros" ? 🤔

This was the best thing to watch on a 19'' black-and-white zenith back in the 60's.

Ever seen this great film followed by "Chickens Run"? It will make your day!!!

@popeyethesailorman7850

2 жыл бұрын

"The Chickens are revolting"

Love that McQueen smile. Reminds me of when the Iron Giant smiles at Hogarth.

If you think the movie is fantastic, try reading 'The Longest Tunnel" which is the true account of the Great Escape. It is an amazing story.

Great scene never tire of watching it

This scene is an accurate portrayal of The Camp Commandant. He was appalled at the SS for their Murders. He hated The SS the Super Scumbags .

@jenpeterson3712

3 жыл бұрын

He suffered for trying to be a decent commandant, sad

More like the King of Cool, Steve McQueen.........

One of the best movies ends of all time.

Look at that grin ..... Love him .

When he asks how many, he means how many died right?

@amistjohn1509

8 жыл бұрын

Yes he did

@4EyedAnimation

8 жыл бұрын

+Arsenal125Foward ya they executed a bunch

@bfnb21

7 жыл бұрын

most of them were machine gunned,that part of the film was accurate

@MegaMangaGTA-9417

6 жыл бұрын

That's right

@Schultzy1992

6 жыл бұрын

Ami St John 76 escape 50 been shot 11 returned so Hilts was one of 11s

A good film. This film resembles the last 3 years for me.

61 year and still a Classic... and Still a Timeless Classic

I love everything about this movie

One of the best movie, the original classic movie.

@virginiaconnor8350

5 жыл бұрын

Glad I have it on DVD. My father and I used to watch it together.

How cool is Steve McQueen

Even imprisoned, the indomitable American Spirit lives on!

@brucetucker4847

2 жыл бұрын

"Are all American officers so ill-mannered?" "Yeah, about 99 percent."

I would skip classes just to watch this again

Sometimes when the cooler 😎 king says nothing, he says everything!!!!!!!😁🇬🇧

The man on the left of von luget was the tank commander in the late part of Kelly's heroes He blew open the bank vault with the tanks main gun

@alexman8800

3 жыл бұрын

and sold the Tiger Tank to Oddball !

I challenge anyone to name a cooler human being ever than SMcQ

This is why you love Steve McQueen.

love watching this on a bank holiday weekend

One of the greatest war films ever made .

My 8th grade band really had fun rehearsing and performing this theme song. It was gratifying to teach the kids a little bit about WW2.

@robertmandain5791

Жыл бұрын

7th grade

You just KNOW he's gonna do it all again

0:27 That SS officer looks familiar. OOOOO Mussolini is cosplaying this morning!

@kennyb9132

4 жыл бұрын

He was in a few other war movies. Off the top of my head, Raid on Rommel. He played a German officer.

@lanemathes9174

4 жыл бұрын

Kenny B Kelly’s hero’s as well, was the Tiger 1 tank commander, heard he was a boxer as well

@jenpeterson3712

3 жыл бұрын

Karl Otto Alberty. In other war mlm movies, his best, Kelly's Heroes

It's cool that "The Cooler King" became "The King Of Cool".

When the hard kid gets sent to isolation after winning a fight.

I hope he kept that glove and ball. That would be a helluva souvenir

You dont run into a perfect film that often. But The Great Escape is one of them

One of the best movies ever made!!!!!!!! Grew up watching this...SOOOOO good!!!!

@markcastelletti483

2 жыл бұрын

There are many of this vintage that are classics. Guns of Navarone and The Magnificent Seven come to mind.

One of my favourite movies

The job just didn't workout after all!! Great line

0:38 that guy is the tiger tank commander from Kellys Heroes

The SS officer's next assignment was commanding a Tiger tank protecting a bank in France. Whereabouts are unknown after that.

@brucetucker4847

2 жыл бұрын

Rumor has it he was last seen on a beach in Rio, having arrived with surprisingly heavy luggage.

@cpj93070

2 жыл бұрын

And before that he was a Luftwaffe commander directing his Luftflotte in the Battle of Britain.

Legendary

steve McQueen was so good looking

1:10 absolute class!!! hahahaha

Steve sure spent alot of time in prisons.

It could be argued the commandant was the good guy in the movie. By doing his best to keep the prisoners incarcerated, he was protecting them. Escape meant almost certain death, and not by his hands. And if he had his way, they would all still be alive.

@PM-bv2nx

Жыл бұрын

In real life, the POWs testified in his behalf because he treated them fairly. He was found innocent

Watch as the cuffs are removed. McQueen grins and steps forward as if to say, My next pigeon...

2:16 That guards thinking: "Oh for god's sake, not again."

The real person Hilts was based on was Jerry Sage OSS . He later went on to design the Green Beret selection course . He passed away in 1990 . He was a math teacher in South Carolina. He has a fantastic biography written about him.

This movie was on the national TV when I was a kid ..almost every second week...now I feel this movie is more relevant than ever...

RIP Steve Mcqueen

I love it! Epic movie. Hollywood at its finest.

Iconic scene

That´s the Tiger commander in Kelly´s Heroes!!!!!!! 0:43

Great actor, great movie!

Guard at the end of the hallway in the cooler to the guard that put Steve McQueen in - "Yeah kid, that is what he does in there, he'll be done in about 2 hours".

In the dictionary next to the word "cool" there's a picture of Steve McQueen"

Hilts surviving in the end and returning to the cooler makes it a happier ending, but sort of leaves you wondering why he wasn't among the 50 who were tragically murdered.

@joele.campbell1532

2 жыл бұрын

He was captured a long way from the others, Switzerland was literally within his reach. Plus I’d say he was captured after the others were shot.

@JReed1985

2 жыл бұрын

@@joele.campbell1532 probably, the 50 were chosen and he happened to be captured before the execution was carried out.

@nick0875

Жыл бұрын

It could be based on who the prisoners were captured by as some, like Hilts, were captured by Germany's armed forces while Barlett and the ones executed were caught by the Gestapo and the SS. The actual murders this movie is dedicated to was committed by members of the Gestapo.

@JReed1985

Жыл бұрын

@@nick0875 yeah, by the orders of Hitler they were executed. At the end of the day this is a movie and not a documentary, which is why it doesn't need to be 100% historically accurate.

Last, he is throwing the ball again. That is my favorite scene It means it gonna begin the new story again

You may think you’re cool, but you’ll never be as cool as Steve McQueen in a prison camp cell.

Great movie. PoW s are taken care with respect.

Ah...Steve McQueen. All time fav