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Old March 26th, 2007, 08:41 PM
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Default Re: What is your favorite Prisoner of War escape movie?

Stalag 17 is one of my all time favorite movies--not just one of my all time favorite POW movies. The Great Escape is another one of my favorties. I've seen Escape From Sobibor once before and thought it was quite good. Can't say I've seen another of the others though. One other POW movie that I really enjoyed that's not on your list is The One That Got Away. It's about Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German to be taken prisoner in Britain and return to Germany.

I have seen King Rat, Bridge on the River Kwai, Hart's War, and Von Ryan's Express and I wasn't too impressed by any of them. Not WWII, but there was a made for TV movie on A&E last year about John McCain's stay in the Hanoi Hilton. I thought it was pretty good. Faith of my Fathers was the name of the movie, based on the book by McCain with the same title.
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