Donald Pleasence Joined the RAF in WW2 and flew 60 missions before being shot down. He was actually a genuine POW in German POW Camps. The narrator doesn't seen to find this of interest.
These men were great actors and much beloved by their fans. I was crazy about James Garner. He, was exceptionally good looking, as Maverick his outgoing nature was apparent in his acting abilty and the charm that exudes from him.
What most Americans don't know is that the real story is about an English war hero and most of the real character were all English. There is an English produced black and white dramatic version of the nonfiction book of the same name written by a survivor of starlag Luft lll named Paul Brickhill
You forgot another important character in the great escape. John Leyton. He was he was the other Tunnel King. He had a more significant role than Haynes about whom you rambled on for several minutes. 😅