The Great Escape Quotes

“GAS, GRASS, OR ASS. NOBODY RIDES FOR FREE.”
― Susan Elizabeth Phillips

“Popularity at the box office did not translate into support from [director John Sturges'] peers in the Academy. In February, when Oscar nominations were announced, The Great Escape had to make do with one, for [Ferris] Webster’s editing. Paramount’s Hud and UA’s Tom Jones, which would bring Tony Richardson the best-director Oscar, dominated the field. Sturges’s rightful place in the best-picture category was taken by 20th Century Fox’s Cleopatra, a lavish flop.”
― Glenn Lovell, Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges