THE GREAT ESCAPE - Father’s Day Celebration! June 20, 2010

Father’s Day Celebration! THE GREAT ESCAPE, 1963, MGM Repertory, 172 min. Dir. John Sturges. Superlative WWII drama chronicling the real-life, large-scale prison camp escape of Allied POWs in Germany, featuring Steve McQueen in his (literally) breakout role as Captain Virgil Hilts, "The Cooler King." Nail-biting suspense and exhilarating action are punctuated with just the right amount of raucous humor, aided by composer Elmer Bernstein’s rousing score.