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Great Escape II (The): The Untold Story (TV) (Blu-ray) (1988)
Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag. After the war, two of them try to hunt down the former Gestapo officers who executed most of the recaptured escapees.Director: Jud Taylor, Paul Wendkos
OVERALL: Blu-ray B-
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Extras:DISC ONE: The Great Escape (Blu-ray)
DISC TWO: Bonus Features (Blu-ray)
"The Real Great Escape" 2024 interview with author/historian Guy Walters (29:56)
"The Great Escapism" 2024 appreciation by associate professor in Film and Television Studies Jose Arroyo (28:28)
"The Great Composer" 2024 interview with composer/author Neil Brand (26:44)
"Freedom Forged" 2024 visual essay by critic/educator Rich Johnson (29:12)
2020 Interview with critic Michael Sragow (23:12)
Archival Extras [SD 1080i/60]
- "Heroes Undergound" 2001 documentary (narrated by Burt Reynolds) (44:01)
---- "Bringing Fact to Fiction" (11:20)
---- "Preparations for Freedom" (18:38)
---- "The Flight to Freedom" (8:07)
---- "A Standing Ovation" (5:56)
- "The Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones" 2001 featurette (narrated by James Coburn) (25:02)
- "The Untold Story" 2001 documentary (narrated by Derek Jacobi) (50:37)
- "The Untold Story" additional interviews (9:36)
- "Return to The Great Escape" 1993 featurette (24:11)
Image Gallery (107 images)
DISC THREE: The Great Escape II (Blu-ray)
Episodes (with Play All option - 187 mins)
- Part One (94 mins)
- Part Two (92 mins)
Trailer (3 mins) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 stereo (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in HD 1080p/24, in English with no subtitles, except where noted otherwise.
Region B locked.
Comes in a rigid matte case along with a fold-out poster and a 40-page booklet, all housed inside a slipcover. - Specifications to be confirmed
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OVERALL: Blu-ray B
Currently the only release with confirmed specs.
This has also been released in:
- US/Canada by Film Chest
- Japan by Happinet -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray B The Great Escape: Limited Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (187 mins).
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Comparison added by Rob_Hunt on 11/12/24
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 11/12/24UPDATE LOG:
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