The Great Escape (1963)
US Three Sheet for The Great Escape, ca. 1963
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June 19, 12:48 PM GMT
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THE GREAT ESCAPE. Frank McCarthy for United Artists, 1963.
US Three Sheet poster, linen backed, unframed: 81 x 41 in. (206 x 104 cm).
This three sheet poster for The Great Escape (1963) was printed in two sheets and designed to be pasted together when displayed.
This epic film, set in a prisoner of war camp during World War II, was based on Paul Brickhill's 1950 book of the same name. The film was produced and directed by John Sturges, and has an incredible cast including Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, and Hannes Messemer. At the time of the film's release it was the highest grossing film of the year.