Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley 

Collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Barry Forshaw, Neil Mitchell, Wickham Clayton and Mark Cunliffe 

Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Hadley

4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)

Newly restored original lossless mono soundtrack

Optional lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Audio commentary by filmmaker/historian Steve Mitchell and Steven Jay Rubin, author of Combat Films: American Realism

Audio commentary featuring director John Sturges and members of the cast and crew, moderated by Steven Jay Rubin

Theatrical trailer

The Real Great Escape – author and historian Guy Walters separates fact from fiction in this brand new interview

The Great Escapism – brand new appreciation of the film by Jose Arroyo, Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick

The Great Composer – brand new interview with composer/author Neil Brand, discussing Elmer Bernstein and his iconic score

Freedom Forged – critic and educator Rich Johnson explores the film’s place within the war movie canon in this brand new visual essay

Michael Sragow on The Great Escape – 2020 interview exploring the career of John Sturges and the making of the film

Heroes Underground – 2001 four-part documentary exploring the making of the film and the events which inspired it, featuring interviews with former POWs

The Real Virgil Hilts – 2001 featurette interviewing former POW David M. Jones, widely seen as the inspiration for Steve McQueen’s character

The Untold Story – 2001 documentary exploring the planning and execution of the real-life escape

The Untold Story: Additional Interviews

Return to The Great Escape – 1993 featurette exploring the making of the film

Image gallery

4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray™ presentation in SDR

Original lossless 2.0 stereo soundtrack

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Original Trailer