The Frame

What fun this movie is! I knew that it was a POW escape film, but I didn’t guess it would be able to make three hours of POWs planning and attempting to execute an elaborate escape plan so engaging. Most of the POWs are British, with the exception of Steve McQueen, the sole American representative. They have all previously attempted to escape from other camps, and the camp they’re in is specifically made to be escape-proof. Interestingly, they’re pretty well-treated by their German captors (the commander, I think, has a fairly healthy respect for the hard-headedness and courage of these particular POWs)–something I’m never sure whether to believe in POW films. Anyway. Take a heist film like Rififi or Ocean’s Eleven and put it in reverse, and you’ve basically got a generally idea of The Great Escape. I fully enjoyed every bit of it.
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