# The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)

> An Allied prison-camp escape becomes a grim postwar hunt for the Gestapo officers who murdered recaptured prisoners.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/126731

## Facts

- Runtime: 178 min
- Genres: TV Movie, War, Drama
- Director: Jud Taylor, Paul Wendkos
- Cast: Christopher Reeve, Judd Hirsch, Tony Denison, Charles Haid, Michael Nader, Ian McShane, Derek de Lint, Donald Pleasence
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095252/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grim, tense, somber, historical drama night, war film marathon

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