Jack Lyon

Hiver 1944. Au cœur de l’Allemagne nazie, 76 pilotes – britanniques, canadiens, norvégiens et français – détenus dans un camp de prisonniers de la Luftwaffe s’évadent. La véritable histoire de ces hommes dépasse de loin la fiction imaginée par Hollywood… Parmi les témoins de ce documentaire, Jack Lyon, l’un des derniers survivants de cette aventure.

The classic movie "The Great Escape" was based on a real life escape attempt during the second world war. This documentary follows Archaeologists who are trying to find the original tunnels dug by the real prisoners of war who escaped. Some of the surviving prisoners also join the team to assist with the tunnel locations and to describe what it was really like to live that situation. In an effort to understand the technical details of how this feet of ingenuity was achieved, the team recreate some of the equipment used by the prisoners.