![]() Ramsey is informing the audience what the purpose of being a POW is and, by extension, what the opposite purpose of the Germans guarding them is. Essentially, this quote lays out the plot. ![]() ![]() Ramsey is a British officer who mediates the discourse between the Allied prisoners of war and the German Stalag commanders. If they cannot escape, then it is their sworn duty to cause the enemy to use an inordinate number of troops to guard them, and their sworn duty to harass the enemy to the best of their ability.” Group Captain Ramsey “Colonel Von Luger, it is the sworn duty of all officers to try to escape. How much of the film actually happened in real life? The title card offers some clues and it is most definitely not the “This is a true story” part. Whether the film is-perhaps surprisingly-almost 99% pure fiction such as JFK or whether it surprisingly adheres quite closely to the known facts such as Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid, studios love to trumpet any film based on even the most tenuous connection to facts is bound to be marketed as true. There is just something about the idea of a movie being based on a true story that studios love. ![]() Although the characters are composites of real men, and time and place have been compressed, every detail of the escape is the way it really happened. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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