The Great Escape 2: The Untold Story Movie Review 1988

Bland actioner can't decide whether it's a remake of the original or a sequel; it pretends to be a sequel yet spends a lot of time retelling--poorly--the first great escape. Once it gets around to the sequel part, it dispenses with protocol: Pleasence, an escapee in the original, is a Nazi bad guy in this go-round. Poor casting, especially Reeves, unconvincing as a German-speaking British officer who rallies the surviving escapees in revenge against their WWII captors. TV movie was originally shown in two parts, but mercifully shortened for video.

Distribution

Time-Life Video and Television, 1450 Palmyra Ave., Richmond, VA 23227-4420, Phone: (804)266-6330, Toll-free: 800-950-7887, Fax: (757)427-7905

Available on VHS
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, World War II, POW/MIA, Great Escapes

Cast

Christopher Reeve, Judd Hirsch, Ian McShane, Donald Pleasence, Anthony John (Tony) Denison, Michael Nader, Charles Haid

Director

Jud Taylor, Paul Wendkos

Producer

Vidmark Entertainment