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Tuesday
Aug062013

Curio: The Great Escape at 50

Alexa here. 50 years ago this week The Great Escape, John Sturges' rousing piece of Americana, came into theaters. With it, Steve McQueen transformed into rebel icon, a Tao of freedom for the masses (and especially overweight teachers). Just the other day I found myself whistling Elmer Bernstein's theme as I watched my newborn escape her play yard (although I almost slipped into a rendition of River Kwai whistling instead, blasphemy!). Here are a few artifacts to celebrate the film's golden anniversary

Poster by Maxime Chillemi.

 

Commemorative glass in honor of the real P.O.W. camp the film is based on.

Poster by Matt Owen, available here.
A printed mashup of Warhol and McQueen (and the film's quote about 99 percent of all American officers), available here.

 

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The Great Escape is the largest home leisure retailer in the Midwest. They carry an extensive line of products. I really much this movie, one of my favorite movies is the Great Escape, is a 1963 American film about an escape by Allied prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War II, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough. I thank you for this post.

September 4, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterPauline Dellinger
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