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The Great Escape: The True Story
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The Great Escape: The True Story

On March 24, 1944, a mass escape of Allied soldiers from the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III was set into motion. THE GREAT ESCAPE: THE TRUE STORY is a three-part documentary looking at one of World War II's most audacious acts of survival and defiance with never-before-seen photographs and documents.

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