These Inspired 'The Great Escape' Quiz

Answer: Australian

Maybe it's because his accent is so bad, but at one point Bartlett calls Coburn's character 'Bluey' (a common nickname for Australians)to let the audience know from where he hails. War buffs may also be able to tell his nationality from his battledress jacket, which is the dark blue of the Royal Australian Air Force.

Answer: Canadian

In the fake fight sequence at the beginning of the movie, Sedgwick refers to Haynes' Canadian nationality. Not really played up in the film is the fact that many escapees - if not the majority - were not British, but were Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, South Africans, Poles, French, Belgian, Norwegian, Greek, Czechs, Dutch, and even Lithuanian.

Answer: Bob

Admittedly, it's heard very briefly, and never heard again after this scene.

Answer: 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' and 'King Rat'

Donald gave two of the best performances of his long career, first as Major Clipton in 'The Bridge on the River Kwai', and then as the weary Dr. Kennedy in 'King Rat'.

Answer: Piglet

Ives' character in the movie was probably very loosely based on Henry 'Piglet' Lammond, who originated the original mole tunnel idea.

Answer: Nimmo

Another minor character. While he appears in many scenes, this is practically his only line in the movie (although at the end he does ask if Haynes was among those shot).

Answer: 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'

'Bloody singing. I never worked so hard in all my life.'

Answer: Sedgwick

Answer: Peter (Hornblower) Fanshawe

Fanshawe was moved to another compound just before the actual escape. Ashley-Pitt shoots a Gestapo agent, and then is shot himself, in one of those parts of the movie which is pure Hollywood.

Answer: One

Major John Dodge ('The Dodger'), an American-born officer in the British army, was captured in 1940, was sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp after the escape (along with several other survivors). He escaped from there as well, but was recaptured, and was released by the Germans just before the war ended, in an abortive peace attempt.

Answer: Wally Floody

Floody, a Canadian who served as chief tunnel engineer, was moved to another compound just before the escape, along with 18 others, including key escape committee members Peter Fanshawe (dispersal) and the American George Harsh (security). They didn't appreciate it at the time, but this transfer probably saved their lives.

Answer: King Rat

He did not, however, contribute to the movie version, which was written and directed by Bryan Forbes and starred George Segal, James Fox and Tom Courtenay.

Answer: W.R. Burnett

Answer: None

Not only did it not win any Academy Awards, it only garnered one nomination -- for best film editing. By way of comparison, 'Braveheart' won 5 Oscars. So much for the Academy.

Answer: Donald Pleasence

Pleasence, a wireless (radio) operator on a British bomber, was shot down over France on August 31, 1944, and sent to a POW camp in Germany (but not to the actual camp from where the real escape took place).