Great escape (Motion picture.) Junior Bonner (Motion picture.)
Notes:
The great escape based on the novel by Paul Brickhill. Originally released as motion pictures in 1963 and 1972. Features: The great escape: 24 minute in depth documentary on the making of The great escape, original theatrical trailer ; Junior Bonner: audio commentary by Sam Peckinpah, authors Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle, with moderator Nick Redman. The great escape: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough ; Junior Bonner: Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino.
Contents:
The great escape (1963, 172 min.) / directed by John Sturges ; screenplay by James Clavell, W.R. Burnett -- Junior Bonner (1972, 100 min.) / directed by Sam Peckinpah ; written by Jeb Rosebrook.
Summary:
The great escape: A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war's most daring escape ; Junior Bonner: With his bronco-busting career on its last legs, Junior Bonner heads to his hometown to try his luck in the annual rodeo. But his fond childhood memories are shattered when he finds his family torn apart by his greedy brother and hard-drinking father.
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