The Great Escape, 1963


Steve McQueen during filming of The Great Escape, 1963.  The film was shot almost entirely in Germany and McQueen’s motorcycle chase scenes were filmed outside Füssen, a small town in Bavaria.  McQueen did all his own stunts except the biggest jump over the barbed wire fence - the studio insisted his stunt double (who was also a close friend) Bud Ekins had to do it for insurance reasons.