- Actors: Edward Asner, Lucie Aubrac, Raymond Aubrac, Winston Churchill, Steve Hoza
- Directors: Robert Kirk, Scott Paddor
- Format: NTSC
- Language: English
- Number of tapes: 4
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- Studio: Sma Distribution
- VHS Release Date: Jun 1 2002
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005MKOG
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Learn of the "White Mouse" of the French resistance, and follow the British retreat from Dunkirk. Relive the P.O.W. breakout that inspired The Great Escape, and hear from some of the 36 men who survived the sinking of the Oklahoma. Blending interviews with former prisoners, resistance fighters and soldiers with extraordinary archival footage and insightful commentary from leading scholars, The Great Escapes of World War II brings these stirring stories to life like never before.
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No walls could hold them. No punishment could scare them. No enemy could stop them. In this unforgettable collection, former POW's, resistance fighters, soldiers and guards tell hte encredible stories of their thrilling adventures. Through dramatic re-creations, rare photographs and film, you'll race for the last train out of Paris, risk certain death in Europe's underground railroad, and crawl through the tunnels of the real-life breakout now known as The Great Escape.
The Great Escape - This fascinating program tells the complete account of the legendary escape, from the designs of "tunnel king" Wally Floody to the actual flight of 76 men in 1944.
Escape From Arizona - The story of the largest escape from a U.S. WWII POW camp - a 25-man breakout lead by a resourceful German U-boat commander.
Escape From Dunkirk - Trapped on the coast by the German Army, an overwhelmed British force manages to escape destruction by crossing the English Channel.
Escape from the Oklahoma - Pearl Harbor survivors recall their 36 hour ordeal trapped in the sunken battleship Oklahoma, where 404 men drowned or suffocated.
The Great Escape - This fascinating program tells the complete account of the legendary escape, from the designs of "tunnel king" Wally Floody to the actual flight of 76 men in 1944.
Escape From Arizona - The story of the largest escape from a U.S. WWII POW camp - a 25-man breakout lead by a resourceful German U-boat commander.
Escape From Dunkirk - Trapped on the coast by the German Army, an overwhelmed British force manages to escape destruction by crossing the English Channel.
Escape from the Oklahoma - Pearl Harbor survivors recall their 36 hour ordeal trapped in the sunken battleship Oklahoma, where 404 men drowned or suffocated.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating, riveting, surprising: not just for WWII buffs.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Great Escapes of Ww II, the (VHS Tape)
An engrossing account of brave and seemingly impossible escapes from enemy prison camps and other dangerous situations. The almost Python-esque methods of escape are mind-boggling. Real "Let's dig a tunnel a quarter of a mile long with nothing but a spoon and a cork screw" type stuff--but they actually did it, and it actually worked. The extreme creativity and bravery of a member of the French Resistance who is trying to free her husband from capture by the Germans will bring you to tears.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Escapes are okay,
By A Customer
This review is from: Great Escapes of World War II (DVD)
But in retrospect, they all seem to choose the same escape, a tunnel, which becomes boring.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating, riveting, surprising: not just for WWII buffs.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Great Escapes of Ww II, the (VHS Tape)
An engrossing account of brave and seemingly impossible escapes from enemy prison camps and other dangerous situations. The almost Python-esque methods of escape are mind-boggling. Real "Let's dig a tunnel a quarter of a mile long with nothing but a spoon and a cork screw" type stuff--but they actually did it, and it actually worked. The extreme creativity and bravery of a member of the French Resistance who is trying to free her husband from capture by the Germans will bring you to tears.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Variety of Escape Experiences,
By Jan Peczkis "Scholar and Thinker" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Great Escapes of World War II (DVD)
This two-part DVD presents escape experiences from situations as varied as POW camps, evacuations of land troops (Dunkirk) and overturned ship hulls (the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor). Some of the escapes cited, in my opinion, do not belong together in this DVD. Thus, for instance, the repeated escapes of one German POW (Luftwaffe pilot Steinhilper from a Canadian POW camp) hardly deserve mention together with the Great Escape of European POWs from Stalag Luft III. Individual escapes from German POW camps, each a counterpart of Steinhilper's experiences, were a common occurrence. In addition, German POWs in Allied custody had much better conditions for escaping than did their Allied counterparts in German hands, and did not face potential death upon recapture, but that is another story.Detailed scenes of the aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor are provided, and survivors of the bombing of the USS Oklahoma are interviewed. One is also heartened to learn that several times as many soldiers were evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk as had been originally planned. Much detail is presented about the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III. A number of ageing veterans of the Great Escape were interviewed. Their memories appear to be very crisp despite the passage of all this time. Some of them were still brought to tears when the murder of 50 of the 73 recaptured airmen was recounted. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Escapes of WWII DVD,
By Shoobedoo - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Great Escapes of World War II (DVD)
The History Channel generally offers good productions on WWII subjects, and this DVD is no different. It is entertaining and accurate, and well worth the price of admission.
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