1963 | Top 10 Films, pt. 4 - "The Great Escape" [Ep. 24]
Real Time 1960s
English - September 11, 2023 20:20 - 29 minutes - 54.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDrama Fiction Arts Performing Arts baseball kafka movies audiodrama books comedy drama interviews reviews truecrime Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we move on to our seventh-ranked film of 1963, "The Great Escape," which marked career turning points for Steve McQueen, James Garner, and James Coburn.
In this episode:
- Background on director John Sturges [2:07]
- Difficulties with Steve McQueen [5:58]
- How Sturges helped viewers remember so many characters [8:31]
- Where the filmmakers deviated from the facts of the 1944 escape [11:44]
- Placing the film in the context of 1963 [15:15]
- Scenes deleted from the final cut [18:38]
- Facts on casting, storytelling structure, musical soundtrack [22:30]
For an additional podcast on McQueen's role in this film and in two others, click here.
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