Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- tense
- somber
- historical drama night
- war film marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
After the escape, surviving prisoners pursue Gestapo officers responsible for executions.
Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag under the threat of German punishment and renewed captivity.
The protagonists carry the wartime executions into a postwar hunt for those responsible.
Its 178-minute format follows multiple Allied prisoners from the tunnel escape through the postwar investigation.
Films like The Great Escape II: The Untold Story, and why
The Great Escape
shared World War II prisoner-of-war setting, escape narrative, military suspense, and ensemble drama
Stalag 17
shared wartime captivity, escape planning, historical drama, and tense ensemble storytelling
The Colditz Story
shared World War II military conflict, prisoner-of-war peril, and action-driven historical drama
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jud Taylor, Paul Wendkos
- Release Date
- 1988-11-05
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (13)
Cast
- Christopher Reeve
- Judd Hirsch
- Tony Denison
- Charles Haid
- Michael Nader
- Ian McShane
- Derek de Lint
- Donald Pleasence
- Johnny Dennis
- Andrew Bicknell
Common questions
- What is The Great Escape II: The Untold Story about?
- An Allied prison-camp escape becomes a grim postwar hunt for the Gestapo officers who murdered recaptured prisoners.
- What is The Great Escape II: The Untold Story like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Great Escape II: The Untold Story violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as graphic.
- Which films are like The Great Escape II: The Untold Story?
- Films with a similar feel include The Great Escape, Stalag 17, and The Colditz Story.
- How long is The Great Escape II: The Untold Story?
- The Great Escape II: The Untold Story runs 178 minutes.
