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Great Escape or The Great Escape may refer to:
History[edit]
In chronological order
- The great Carson City prison escape (September 17, 1871), the prison break from Nevada State Prison
- Stalag Luft III escape (1944), known as the "Great Escape", a World War II mass escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III
- June 1962 Alcatraz escape, sometimes referred to as "The Great Escape"
- Maze Prison escape (1983), known to Irish Republicans as the "Great Escape"
Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]
Film and TV[edit]
- The Great Escape (film), a 1963 film based on Paul Brickhill's 1950 book of the same name
TV Series[edit]
- The Great Escape (American TV series), a 2012 reality series
- The Great Escape (Irish TV series), a 2006–2009 documentary series
- Great Escape (South Korean TV series), a 2018–2021 reality series
TV Episodes[edit]
- "The Great Escape" (Monster Allergy episode)
- "The Great Escape", an episode of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
- "The Great Escape", an episode of Married... with Children
- "The Great Escape", an episode of Tanner '88
- "The Great Escape", an episode of The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
- "The Great Escape!", an episode of The Raccoons
Literature[edit]
- The Great Escape (book), a 1950 book by Paul Brickhill describing the 1944 Stalag Luft III escape
- The Great Escape: Or, The Sewer Story (1973), a children's story about sewer alligators by Peter Lippman (Golden Press)
- The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality (2013), a non-fiction book by Angus Deaton
Music[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Great Escape (Tara Blaise album), or the title song
- The Great Escape (Blur album)
- The Great Escape (EP), by Morning Runner, or the title song (see below)
- The Great Escape (Ilse DeLange album), or the title song
- The Great Escape (Richard Clapton album), 1982
- The Great Escape (Seventh Wonder album)
- Great Escape (The Rifles album), or the title song
Songs[edit]
- "Great Escape", by Guster from Goldfly
- "Great Escape", by Moby from 18
- "Great Escape", by Tini from Tini
- "Great Escape", by Cinema Staff from Great Escape
- "The Great Escape" (Boys Like Girls song), 2007
- "The Great Escape", by BT from Emotional Technology
- "The Great Escape", by Dala from Best Day
- "The Great Escape", by Girls' Generation from Girls' Generation
- "The Great Escape", by Marillion from Brave
- "The Great Escape", by Morning Runner from Wilderness Is Paradise Now
- "The Great Escape", by Nelson from Because They Can
- "The Great Escape", by P!nk from The Truth About Love
- "The Great Escape", by Patrick Watson from Close to Paradise
- "The Great Escape", by We Are Scientists from With Love and Squalor
- "The Great Escape", by Woodkid from The Golden Age
Other uses in Music[edit]
- The Great Escape (festival), an Australian music festival
- The Great Escape Festival, a music festival in Brighton, England
- The Great Escape Tour, 2015 tour by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea
Video games[edit]
- Great Escape (1983 video game), a game for the Atari 2600
- The Great Escape (1986 video game), a game which shares a title and similar plot to the movie
- The Great Escape (2003 video game), a game based on the film
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape, a 1999 platforming video game and the sequel to Rayman
- Great Escape!, the in-game title of Monty Is Innocent, a 1985 game for the ZX Spectrum
Sport[edit]
- "The Great Escape", West Bromwich Albion's escape from relegation during the FA Premier League 2004–2005 season
- "The Great Escape", Salford City's escape from relegation during the Northern Premier League 2008–2009 season
Other uses[edit]
- Six Flags Great Escape Theme Park & Lodge, an amusement park and outdoor water park in Queensbury, New York, U.S.
- Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark, a resort and indoor water park in Queensbury, New York, U.S.
- Great Escape Theatres, a movie theatre chain primarily in the Midwestern U.S.
- The Great Escape, a former amusement park in Hillarys Boat Harbour, Perth, Australia
See also[edit]
- The Grape Escape, board game originally released in 1992