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* CompleteMonster: [[FourEyesZeroSoul Preissen]] is a Gestapo officer who is the most evil of the Nazis in the film. Regularly capturing [=POWs=] to be thrown into camps, Preissen is distasteful of Von Luger's comparatively professional, merciful methods, as Preissen prefers a more brutal approach to dealing with prisoners. After the titular great escape, Preissen oversees the re-capturing of 50 [=POWs=], has them brought into a field, then massacres them all with machine gun fire as a statement of the Gestapo's power. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Von Luger himself is disgusted by this action]], and it is implied Preissen has him executed for his "soft touch" soon after the film's end.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/WilliamRussell appears in a small role as Sorren, a few months before his debut as Ian Chesterton in Series/DoctorWho, the role for which he is best known today.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/WilliamRussell appears in a small role as Sorren, a few months before his debut as Ian Chesterton in Series/DoctorWho, ''Series/DoctorWho'', the role for which he is best known today.
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** At the airfield, several of the planes are American AT-6 Texan trainers painted in Luftwaffe colours. The Luftwaffe did indeed have [=AT-6s=] in service, captured from Belgium, who had purchased them from the United States.
** Some viewers initially thought that having one of the escapees disguised as a German soldier was a notable and rather unfortunate mistake, since this was completely against protocol due to the fact that the punishment for being caught in such a disguise would be far more severe than being disguised as a civilian, but the source book indicates that one escapee really was disguised a Luftwaffe Unteroffizer[[note]]this actually caused a brief panic on the escape night as the other prisoners, unaware of the planned disguise, initially believed a guard had entered the hut before realizing it was one of their own guys[[/note]].
** At the airfield, several of the planes are American AT-6 Texan trainers painted in Luftwaffe colours. The Luftwaffe did indeed have [=AT-6s=] in service, captured from Belgium, who had purchased them from the United States.
** Some viewers initially thought that having one of the escapees disguised as a German soldier was a notable and rather unfortunate mistake, since this was completely against protocol due to the fact that the punishment for being caught in such a disguise would be far more severe than being disguised as a civilian, but the source book indicates that one escapee really was disguised a Luftwaffe Unteroffizer[[note]]this actually caused a brief panic on the escape night as the other prisoners, unaware of the planned disguise, initially believed a guard had entered the hut before realizing it was one of their own guys[[/note]].
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The last 45 minutes contain the most memorable dramatic scenes in the entire movie. If it's too long, which is arguable, it's not a case of the ending going on too long.
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* EndingFatigue: After much build-up and planning, the actual escape starts an hour and forty-five minutes into the movie and is over fifteen minutes later. Then there's another forty-five minutes left in the movie. Justified, in that getting out of the camp was only the first obstacle. The escapees still had to get out of enemy territory and to a neutral country for the escape to ''really'' end. And most of the escapees don't make it that far.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The [[WasItReallyWorthIt justification]] that the Great Escape caused the redeployment of thousands of Germans soldiers from the front lines becomes this when considering that this did not bear up under historical scrutiny. No troops were redeployed to deal with the breakout. All the mass escape did was [[MakeAnExampleOfThem provoke retaliation]] and guarantee that German security forces would be on the alert for the escaped [=POWs=].
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* HarsherInHindsight: The [[WasItReallyWorthIt justification]] that the Great Escape caused the redeployment of thousands of Germans soldiers from the front lines becomes this when considering that this [[DatedHistory did not bear up under historical scrutiny.scrutiny]]. No troops were redeployed to deal with the breakout. All the mass escape did was [[MakeAnExampleOfThem provoke retaliation]] retaliation]], and guarantee that German security forces would be on the alert for the escaped [=POWs=].
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* AwardSnub: The film only received one Oscar nomination for Best Editing. It was snubbed for Picture, Director and even Score.
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* AwardSnub: The film only received one Oscar UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Editing. It was snubbed for Picture, Director and even Score.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/WilliamRussell appears in a small role as Sorren, a few months before his debut as Ian Chesterton in Series/DoctorWho, the role for which he is best known for today.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/WilliamRussell appears in a small role as Sorren, a few months before his debut as Ian Chesterton in Series/DoctorWho, the role for which he is best known for today.
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* EndingFatigue: After much build-up and planning, the actual escape starts an hour and forty-five minutes into the movie and is over fifteen minutes later. Then there's another forty-five minutes left in the movie. {{Justified|Trope}}, in that getting out of the camp was only the first obstacle. The escapees still had to get out of enemy territory and to a neutral country for the escape to ''really'' end. And most of the escapees don't make it that far.
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* EndingFatigue: After much build-up and planning, the actual escape starts an hour and forty-five minutes into the movie and is over fifteen minutes later. Then there's another forty-five minutes left in the movie. {{Justified|Trope}}, Justified, in that getting out of the camp was only the first obstacle. The escapees still had to get out of enemy territory and to a neutral country for the escape to ''really'' end. And most of the escapees don't make it that far.
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** Several of the other [=POWs=] have a rather *close* relationship with each other as well, especially [=MacDonald=] and Bartlett. Nothing brings out the slash quite like a Nazi POW camp filled with Allied prisoners, apparently.
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** Several of the other [=POWs=] have a rather *close* ''close'' relationship with each other as well, especially [=MacDonald=] and Bartlett. Nothing brings out the slash quite like a Nazi POW camp filled with Allied prisoners, apparently.
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Ah whoops. but still, natter is forbidden.
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*** The question is, how did Ramsey even find out?
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NO natter even on YMMV pages.
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* FridgeLogic: When Hendley first hears about the murders, he asks if [=MacDonald=] and Ashley-Pitt are among the dead. Ramsey tells him that they are -- but Ashley-Pitt was killed separately and wasn't on the list, so how does Ramsey know about it?
** Ramsey may have included Ashley-Pitt because he was murdered by the Gestapo, even though not executed along with X and the others.
** Ramsey may have included Ashley-Pitt because he was murdered by the Gestapo, even though not executed along with X and the others.
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*** The question is, how did Ramsey even find out?
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** Ramsey may have included him because he was murdered by Gestapo, even though not executed along with X and the others.
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** Ramsey may have included him because he was murdered by Gestapo, even though not executed along with X and the others.
