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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Escape_%28film%29
Hilts's dash by motorcycle for the border is fictional. It was made on the insistence of McQueen, a keen motorcyclist, and has become one of the most famous action scenes of 1960s classic cinema. Furthermore, the motorbike used in the film is a 1960s Triumph 650 rather than an authentic but more pedestrian, BMW R 75 or Zündapp KS 750.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 16y agoThe stunt in The Great Escape was performed by stuntman Bud Ekins on a 1961 650cc Triumph disguised as a side-valve wartime BMW. Steve Mcqueen did initially try the stunt himself but ended up wrapping himself and the bike around a wire fence.
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∙ 11y agoA Triumph TT 650 Special.
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The Great Escape - Steve McQueen year?
1963
What film did Steve McQueen star in?
the great escape
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