tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333725.post5541276285866478637..comments2024-01-07T13:22:12.033-08:00Comments on Great White North: Movie Review: The Great Escape (1963)theduckthiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333725.post-66726172575316551102008-10-31T16:40:00.000-07:002008-10-31T16:40:00.000-07:00That's really interesting that it's highly revered...That's really interesting that it's highly revered in Britain. "The Towering Inferno" is on my list for next because I hear it's awesome. I was first told it was called "The Burning Inferno" and decided then and there that I had to watch a movie with that title. <BR/><BR/>I agree about Attenborough being the heart of the movie. It was heartbreaking seeing him escape using his German skills in that town only to be caught again. <BR/><BR/>And thank you. No one's ever mentioned that before. I pull my hair out and curse my computer trying to write these things but they get done eventually. <BR/><BR/>For the record I'm thoroughly entertained by your blog and the various topics you post on. I don't know how you manage to be so prolific.theduckthiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333725.post-26566263304458930632008-10-30T19:16:00.000-07:002008-10-30T19:16:00.000-07:00Such, such a good movie. This has become a nationa...Such, such a good movie. This has become a national treasure in Britian - we show it every Christmas on TV, without fail. Steve McQueen seemed to spend a lot of his career being a bit of a diva, it appears. He refused to do 'The Towering Inferno' unless he was given exactly the same number of lines as Paul Newman was, if I remember correctly. <BR/><BR/>For my money, Richard Attenborough is the heart of this movie. And you're a good review writer - I never mention that enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com