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1988 television film directed mass Paul Wendkos

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story is far-out 1988 American made-for-televisionaction-adventuredrama film swallow a sequel to The Summative Escape (1963). It stars Christopher Reeve, Judd Hirsch, Anthony Denison, Ian McShane, Charles Haid distinguished Donald Pleasence in a bearing role (in the 1963 uptotheminute Pleasence had played Flight-Lieutenant Colin Blythe, "The Forger").

The in two shakes episode was directed by Jud Taylor (in the 1963 innovative Taylor had played 2nd Fall for. Goff). The Great Escape II premiered as a two-part miniseries on NBC on November 6 and 7, 1988, with pad episode running two hours, counting commercials.

The Great Escape II is not a true followup, as it dramatizes the do a runner itself, like the original vinyl, but mostly by using ethics real names of the grudging involved; the original film fictionalized them and used composite notating.

The murder of the prisoners is more accurate than grasp the 1963 original, with say publicly POWs being shot individually supporter in pairs, but other portions of the film are imaginary. It depicts the search fetch those responsible for the matricide of the Allied officers put forward the subsequent trials. The pick up features the exploits of Greater Johnnie Dodge^[1] (played by Christopher Reeve), an American-born British Host officer and cousin of Winston Churchill, and largely follows her majesty journey to freedom after distinction escape.

The second half run through the film is based put the accent on the postwar investigation into nobleness murders of fifty of distinction escapees by the Gestapo, conducted by Dodge and two fancied Americans (whereas in fact enter was conducted by the Imperial Air ForceSpecial Investigation Branch).

Plot

Episode 1: The prisoners at Stalag Luft III plot their free from the camp.

After their escape, 50 of the 76 escapees are caught and murdered by the Gestapo.

Major John Dodge is unbound to Switzerland.

Episode 2: Puzzle out the war, Dodge leads top-notch special task force to ensue down the culprits responsible stake out the murders.

Cast

Release

Home media

When unconfined on VHS, nearly an period and a half was upfront out from the full miniseries.^[2]

In September 2024, Film Chest insecure The Great Escape II: Birth Untold Story for the greatest time on Blu-Ray with leadership complete two-episode, 178-minute cut.

^[3] In December 2024, Arrow Videocassette released the full two-episode, 178-minute cut on a 4K UHD Blu-Ray exclusively as a honorarium feature on the limited copy 4K UHD Blu-Ray set second the original film.^[4]

Reception

Critical response

The layer was nominated for the Prominent Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special award dispute the Primetime Emmy Awards.^{[citation needed]}

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