The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

18+1988•1h 29m•5.7/10

DramaWar & Politics

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(3)

A former POW leads a special task force to hunt down the culprits responsible for carrying out the orders to murder 50 of the 76 escapees from Stalag Luft III.

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Production

Michael Jaffe Films

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 6, 1988

Last Aired

November 7, 1988

Networks

NBC

Created By

Jud Taylor

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Part 1

Air date: 1988-11-06

E2

Part 2

Air date: 1988-11-07

Cast

Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve

John Dodge

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

David Matthews

Tony Denison

Tony Denison

Mike Corery

Charles Haid

Charles Haid

MacKenzie

Michael Nader

Michael Nader

Burchardt

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Roger Bushell

Derek de Lint

Derek de Lint

Dr. Thost

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Dr. Absalon

Karlheinz Lemken

Karlheinz Lemken

Herr Schmidt

Manfred Andrae

Manfred Andrae

Von Lindeiner

Martin Umbach

Martin Umbach

Pieber

Andrew Bicknell

Andrew Bicknell

Wings Day

Ron Donachie

Ron Donachie

Al Hake

Karl Knaup

Max Wielen

Peter Dennis

Peter Dennis

Massey

Ludwig Haas

Ludwig Haas

Adolf Hitler

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