Overview
The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.
Cast
Himself
Self - MoD Archaeologist
narrator
Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Self Stalag Luft III, 1943-45
Self Historian
Self - Chief Engineer
Self - Chief Archaeologist
Self - Royal Air Force
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