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| Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of The Great Escape. The Action Packed Adventure Classic Breaks Out Onto Blu-Ray For The First Time Ever May 7 With Over Three Hours Of Extras By StudentFilmmakers.com posted Apr 4, 2013, 14:38 |
In celebration of the birthday of iconic Hollywood legend Steve McQueen who would have turned 83-years-old yesterday, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment are proud to announce that THE GREAT ESCAPE will arrive on Blu-ray for the first time on May 7, 2013. Directed by Academy Award® nominee John Sturges,* catch one of AFI’s “100 Most Thrilling American Films” in an all-new masterful 4K transfer.
In honor of its 50th anniversary, Metro-Goldwyn-MayerStudios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will host events around the world to showcase the remastered Blu-ray. THE GREAT ESCAPE restoration will be screened at the TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles April 25-28 and the film will receive a limited theatrical re-release in cities across the globe, with additional initiatives coming throughout the year.
Based on a true story, THE GREAT ESCAPE is “a motion picture that entertains, captivates, thrills and stirs” (Variety). In 1943, the Germans opened a maximum security prison-of-war camp, designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. By doing so, they unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history - brilliantly portrayed by Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson, and James Coburn- who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted. The Blu-ray comes fully loaded with over three hours of special features including commentary with Director Sturges and crew, multiple making of featurettes, the original theatrical trailer and more.
THE GREAT ESCAPE Blu-ray Features:
• Audio Commentary by Director John Sturges, Cast & Crew
• The Great Escape: Bringing Fact to Fiction
• The Great Escape: Preparations for Freedom
• The Great Escape: The Flight to Freedom
• The Great Escape: A Standing Ovation
• The Great Escape: The Untold Story
• The Great Escape: The Untold Story – Additional Interviews
• A Real Virgil Hilts: A Man Called Jones
• Return to The Great Escape
• Original Theatrical Trailer
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