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<\/a><\/p>\n\nThe long-awaited Criterion release of John Sturges’ 1963 classic The Great Escape<\/i> is now available for order<\/a>. The release includes a number of special features: a couple of different audio commentaries, one done in 1991 by Sturges and Elmer Bernstein (who did the immortal score, which – once it’s in your head it will never leave), and one done in 1993 by actors James Coburn, James Garner, and Donald Pleasence. Also an interview with Michael Sragow (an excellent critic, whose work often appears in Film Comment<\/i>, wonderful writer). There’s also a four-part documentary … and more! The film has come out so many times in anniversary editions, and so this Criterion release puts together much of the material spread out over 4 or 5 different releases into one place. <\/p>\n I wrote the booklet essay for this release, and it’s included in the DVD\/Blu package, but it’s also online. I LOVE the title of my essay (I can’t take credit for it): Not Caught.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The long-awaited Criterion release of John Sturges’ 1963 classic The Great Escape is now available for order. The release includes a number of special features: a couple of different audio commentaries, one done in 1991 by Sturges and Elmer Bernstein … Continue reading