The Great Escape (film) The Great Escape (film) The Great Escape is a 1963 American World War II epic film that depicts an escape by British Commonwealth prisoners of war from a German POW camp. The film stars Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough and features James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, and Hannes Messemer. It was filmed in Panavision. The film is based on Paul Brickhill's 1950 book of the same name, a non-fiction first-hand account of the mass escape from Stalag Luft III in Sagan (now Żagań, Poland), in the province of Lower Silesia, Nazi Germany. A heavily fictionalised
Frankie’s Mine Train (Great Escape) Frankie’s Mine Train (Great Escape) Frankie’s Mine Train is a steel roller coaster of out and back design located at Great Escape in Queensbury, New York. This simple steel coaster is located in the park's "Timbertown" section. The ride is designed to be ridden by children and is the latest roller coaster to be built at The Great Escape. It has a red track with yellow supports. In 2005 The Great Escape debuted the "Looney Tunes National Park": a Looney Tunes themed children's area which included eight new children's rides, including "Road Runner Express" the park's seventh roller coaster, and