lerxt1990 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 was on Memorial Day. What a film!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNmzJdqdhxQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-D-RocK- Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 One of my all time favs. I have this movie in my collection......which consists all of 12 movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Read the book, it's even better. Trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 That's a great one, with a great cast, Steve McQueen, James Garner, James Coburn, Charlie Bronson, Dickie Attenborough, Davey Boy McCallum, Donny Lovey Pleasance et al... I must have seen it about 37 times over the years but it's one you can watch again and again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ May 31 2008, 05:50 PM) Trust me. I'm sorry Jack, I can't trust you...not this time...you're gonna have to sit this one out old chap, I have to do this...alone...you'll get in on the action next time though...I promise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ May 31 2008, 06:50 PM) Read the book, it's even better. Trust me. I should.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mojo Risin' Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ May 31 2008, 02:50 PM) Read the book, it's even better. Trust me. It's been sitting on my shelf for years, I should get around to that. One of my favorite movies of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Have loved the movie all my life, but never considered reading the book. Might have to get for my next vacation (professional reading takes up most of my time otherwise). Thanks for the idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Great movie, great book. Also really enjoy Stalag 17 with William Holden. Possibly even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingcinderellaman Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Great movie! Steve McQeen did his own motorcycle stunts. He was my favorite character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 QUOTE (Merely Space @ Jun 4 2008, 11:15 AM) Great movie, great book. Also really enjoy Stalag 17 with William Holden. Possibly even more. Oh yeah, that's an awesome movie! I need to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (Merely Space @ Jun 4 2008, 11:15 AM) Great movie, great book. Also really enjoy Stalag 17 with William Holden. Possibly even more. I like Stalag 17 even more. Peter Graves as a bad guy! Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turn The Page Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 The character was based in part around a former High School teacher of mine here in South Carolina. QUOTE McQueen's character Hilts was based on amalgamation of several characters, including Major Dave Jones, a flight commander during Doolittle's Raid who made it to Europe and was shot down and captured and Colonel Jerry Sage, who was an OSS agent in the North African desert when he was captured. Col. Sage was able to don a flight jacket and pass as a flier otherwise he would have been executed as a spy. Another inspiration was probably Sqn Ldr Eric Foster who escaped no less than seven times from German prisoner-of-war camps. QUOTE Sage spent more than 30 years in the Army before retiring in 1972. He taught in Columbia, S.C., and served as an assistant to the president of the U. of South Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ Jun 4 2008, 07:58 PM) QUOTE (Merely Space @ Jun 4 2008, 11:15 AM) Great movie, great book. Also really enjoy Stalag 17 with William Holden. Possibly even more. I like Stalag 17 even more. Peter Graves as a bad guy! Awesome. Yeah. The Great Escape is, well, great, but it's very Hollywood. Stallag 17 seems much grittier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 QUOTE (Turn The Page @ Jun 5 2008, 11:17 AM) The character was based in part around a former High School teacher of mine here in South Carolina. QUOTE McQueen's character Hilts was based on amalgamation of several characters, including Major Dave Jones, a flight commander during Doolittle's Raid who made it to Europe and was shot down and captured and Colonel Jerry Sage, who was an OSS agent in the North African desert when he was captured. Col. Sage was able to don a flight jacket and pass as a flier otherwise he would have been executed as a spy. Another inspiration was probably Sqn Ldr Eric Foster who escaped no less than seven times from German prisoner-of-war camps. QUOTE Sage spent more than 30 years in the Army before retiring in 1972. He taught in Columbia, S.C., and served as an assistant to the president of the U. of South Carolina. Neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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