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Originally Posted by mojaveman
Watched a really good documentary onetime about Stalag Luft III that was originally in Sagan, Poland. There was a small crew there with a back-hoe that was trying to dig up the tunnel but it just kept collapsing because the ground was mostly sand.
I think British actor Richard Attenborough did an excellent job in "The Great Escape." Agree with the others that Steve McQueen's contribution was also good. His motorcycle scenes were actually shot in beautiful Southern Bavaria.
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Speaking of Steve McQueen, I got this from a friend..
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Now here is were I will make some of you jealous.....way back when I was station down at Port Hueneme is So.Ca. my motorcycle mechanic ( we called him "The Dutchman" ask me one Saturday if I wanted to go with him to services one of his customers Triumphs I said OK and we were off to Malibu.....We pulled up to a wear house and he took out his key and opened the door and we went in....I about S*&%.....there was the finest collection of motorcycles I had ever say or will ever see again.
As I am standing there dumbfounded in walks this little long haired guy ...The Dutchman looks up and says Steve this is Rick he is a friend of mine who is a SeaBee stationed at Hueneme....It was Steve McQueen!
Well as The Dutchman worked on Mr. McQueen's bike Mr. McQueen he took me on a guided tour of his motorcycles and he let me ride his Vincent around the block a couple of times....He had 3 of the bikes that he used in the Great Excape and I got to sit on all of them!....Needless to say it is a day I will never forget!....On that day I was the Luckiest guy in the world
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