本片是部帶有喜劇色彩的戰俘逃亡片，講述一件發生於二次大戰戰俘營的真實事件，由史提夫麥昆、詹姆斯葛納、李察艾登保羅、查理士布朗遜等巨星合演，提名奧斯卡最佳剪輯與金球獎最佳影片。 二次大戰期間，德國納粹的戰俘營裡，每個人都渴望著自由。美國上校希特（史提夫麥昆飾）從進入戰俘營的第一天起，就計劃著越獄，經歷了十多次失敗也不輕言方棄。他與英國軍官羅傑（李察艾登保羅飾）計劃秘密挖掘地道帶領250人一起逃獄，所有人都貢獻了心力，有人製作逃獄要穿的平民服裝，有人製造假証件，還有人負責儲備糧食，隨著地道即將大功告成，營裡的氣氛也越來越緊張....。 史提夫麥昆在片中扮演的美國戰俘，不掘不撓的精神，成為他最著名的銀幕形象之一。雖然在這場浩大的逃亡計劃中，最終只有少數幾個人幸運生還，通過美英戰俘的合作，也顯示了英雄主義和愛國主義的精神。

蓋‧漢米爾頓（Guy Hamilton）執導經典戰爭片，米高肯恩（Michael Caine）、勞倫斯‧奧利佛（Laurence Olivier）主演。1940年正值二次大戰的關鍵期，由希特勒領導的德國在世界掀起戰火，並計劃以強大的空軍轟炸英國，英國皇家空軍大勝德國空軍，讓希特勒首度嚐到迎頭痛擊的滋味，適時阻止納粹入侵英國的野心。

Canadian Mountie Steve Wagner captures a German Luftwaffe officer on a spy mission, who later escapes from the prison camp. To catch the spy ring, the Mounties employ a ruse so that the spies, believing Steve to be sympathetic, enlist him in their plans.

A young pilot, fresh out of training, is called to join a Flight while they wait for the call to scramble. Throughout a single day, he witnesses the skies of southern England filled with deadly dog fights, and after every exhausting battle the men return to their dispersal hut, only to find another of their number missing. Unwilling to surrender, the pilot and his comrades unite to take to the skies once more, determined to defend not only the airfield, but their entire country.

Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.