Great Escape Explained

Great Escape or The Great Escape may refer to:

History

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

Film and TV

• The Great Escape (film), a 1963 film based on Paul Brickhill's 1950 book of the same name

TV series

• 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

• "The Great Escape", an episode of Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
• "The Great Escape", an episode of Game On
• "The Great Escape", an episode of The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
• "The Great Escape", an episode of Married... with Children
• "The Great Escape" (Monster Allergy episode)
• "The Great Escape!", an episode of The Raccoons
• "The Great Escape", an episode of Tanner '88

Literature

• 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

Albums

• Great Escape (Tara Blaise album), or the title song
• The Great Escape (Blur album), 1995
• 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 (Larry June album), 2023
• The Great Escape (Richard Clapton album), 1982
• The Great Escape (Seventh Wonder album), 2010
• Great Escape (The Rifles album), or the title song

Songs

• "Great Escape" (Cinema Staff song), 2013
• "Great Escape", by Guster from Goldfly, 1997
• "Great Escape", by Moby from 18, 2002
• "Great Escape", by Tini from Tini, 2016
• "The Great Escape" (Boys Like Girls song), 2007
• "The Great Escape", by Blanco and Central Cee, 2021
• "The Great Escape", by BT from Emotional Technology, 2003
• "The Great Escape", by Dala from Best Day, 2012
• "The Great Escape", by Girls' Generation from Girls' Generation, 2011
• "The Great Escape", by Marillion from Brave, 1994
• "The Great Escape", by Morning Runner from Wilderness Is Paradise Now, 2006
• "The Great Escape", by Nelson from Because They Can, 1995
• "The Great Escape", by P!nk from The Truth About Love, 2012
• "The Great Escape", by Patrick Watson from Close to Paradise, 2006
• "The Great Escape", by We Are Scientists from With Love and Squalor, 2005
• "The Great Escape", by Woodkid from The Golden Age, 2013

Other uses in music

• 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

• 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
• , 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

• "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

• Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor, 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

• The Great Escaper, a 2023 movie
• The Grape Escape, board game originally released in 1992