16 Sep 2016
The White Helmets
As daily airstrikes pound civilian targets in Syria, a group of indomitable first responders risk their lives to rescue victims from the rubble.
The Great Escape
On March 24, 1944, in the heart of Nazi Germany, 76 British, Canadian, Norwegian and French pilots who were held in Stalag Luft III, a prison camp of the Luftwaffe, escaped. Unique testimony from the last survivors, recreations and today’s digital images sheds new light on the audacious escape.
Top Billed Cast
Thierry Debrune Narrator (voice)
Jack Lyon Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner
Charles Clarke Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner
David Fraser Himself - Stalag Luft III Prisoner
Howard Tuck Himself - Historian
Guy Walters Himself - Historian
Simon Pearson Himself - Biographer
Colin Kirby-Green Himself - Captain T. Kirby-Green's Son
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