The Great Escape: The Real Events | British Pathé

The Great Escape: The Real Events “The Real Events” is a series which utilises period news reports in order to chronicle the true-life stories behind new and classic feature films and television series, such as “The Crown” and “The Great Escape”. This episode looks at the history behind: The Great Escape (United States, 1963) Starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough Based on The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill Screenplay by James Clavell, W. R. Burnett Produced & Directed by John Sturges BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a tr