Editing The Great Escape (film) (section)

==Legacy==
On 24 March 2014, the 70th anniversary of the escape, the RAF staged a commemoration of the escape attempt, with 50 serving personnel each carrying a photograph of one of the shot men.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Robert |date=March 24, 2014 |title='The Great Escape' commemorated in Poland |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26706141 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207213355/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26706141 |archive-date=December 7, 2014 |access-date=March 15, 2015 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

On 24 March 2019, the RAF held another event for the 75th anniversary of the escape. There was a screening of the film at London's [[Eventim UK|Eventim]] [[Hammersmith Apollo]], hosted by [[Dan Snow]]. The film was [[simulcast]] with other cinemas throughout the UK.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-11-20 |title=The Great Escape with Dan Snow |url=https://www.rafbf.org/event/great-escape-dan-snow |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322174640/https://www.rafbf.org/event/great-escape-dan-snow |archive-date=2019-03-22 |website=[[RAF Benevolent Fund]]}}</ref>

===Modern appraisals===
''The Great Escape'' continues to receive acclaim from modern critics. On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 53 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads, "With its impeccably slow-building story and a cast for the ages, ''The Great Escape'' is an all-time action classic."<ref>{{cite web |title=The Great Escape |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/great_escape/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318010820/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/great_escape/ |archive-date=March 18, 2015 |access-date=March 15, 2015 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>

In a 2006 poll in the United Kingdom, regarding the family film that television viewers would most want to see on Christmas Day, ''The Great Escape'' came in third, and was first among the choices of male viewers.<ref name="Freeview2006">{{cite web |date=December 11, 2006 |title=TV classics are recipe for Christmas Day delight |url=http://www.freeview.co.uk/freeview/Press/2006/TV-classics-are-recipe-for-Christmas-Day-delight |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126132449/http://www.freeview.co.uk/freeview/Press/2006/TV-classics-are-recipe-for-Christmas-Day-delight |archive-date=January 26, 2010 |access-date=September 5, 2009 |work=[[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]}}</ref> In an article for the [[British Film Institute]], "10 great prisoner of war films", updated in August 2018, Samuel Wigley wrote that watching films like ''The Great Escape'' and the 1955 British film ''[[The Colditz Story]]'',  "for all their moments of terror and tragedy, is to delight in captivity in times of war as a wonderful game for boys, an endless Houdini challenge to slip through the enemy's fingers. Often based on true stories of escape, they have the viewer marvelling at the ingenuity and seemingly unbreakable spirit of imprisoned soldiers." He described ''The Great Escape'' as "the epitome of the war-is-fun action film", which became "a fixture of family TV viewing".<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2013 |title=10 great prisoner-of-war films |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-prisoner-war-films |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210043659/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/10-great-prisoner-war-films |archive-date=December 10, 2019 |access-date=2020-01-08 |website=British Film Institute |language=en}}</ref>

=== In popular culture ===
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* [[The Great Escape (1986 video game)|''The Great Escape'']] (1986) was released for the [[Commodore 64]], [[ZX Spectrum]] and [[DOS platforms]], and shares a title and similar plot to the film. The game follows an unnamed [[prisoner of war]] who has been interned in a POW camp somewhere in northern Germany in 1942.
* In Season 4 Episode 2 of [[The Simpsons|''The Simpsons'']], "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]," a subplot featuring Maggie's attempts to recover confiscated pacifiers at a daycare is an homage to ''The Great Escape''. The theme song is used throughout the sequence, arranged by [[Alf Clausen]].
* [[The Great Escape (2003 video game)|''The Great Escape'']] (2003) was released for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] and [[PlayStation 2]]. The plot follows that of the film, except there are also levels featuring some of the characters' first captures and early escape attempts, as well as a changed ending.
* The film is mentioned and heavily referenced in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]''.
* The films ''[[Chicken Run]]'', ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'', the 1998 remake of ''[[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|The Parent Trap]]'', ''[[Top Secret!]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[The Tao of Steve]]'', ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult]]'', ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'', and ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]'' all contain references or homages to the film.<ref name="popcult101">{{cite web |last=Nixon |first=Rob |title=Pop Culture 101: The Great Escape |work=Turner Classic Movies |year=2008 |url=http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=190976&rss=mrqe |publisher=Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. |access-date=November 2, 2011 |archive-date=June 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616022020/http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=190976&rss=mrqe |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'', ''[[Nash Bridges]]'', ''[[Seinfeld]]'', ''[[Get Smart]]'', ''[[Fugget About It]]'', ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', ''[[Goodness Gracious Me (BBC)|Goodness Gracious Me]]'', ''[[Shaun the Sheep]]'',  and ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' have all parodied or paid homage to the film.<ref name="popcult101" />
* The [[BritBox]] show ''[[Sister Boniface Mysteries]]'' referenced the film in the episode "St. George's Defence".
* Bernstein's ''Great Escape'' theme tune has been taken up by the [[Pukka Pies England Band]], a small [[brass band]] who have played in the crowd at [[England national football team|England football team]] matches since 1996.<ref name="mirror">{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Walters |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/mike-walters/Exclusive-interview-with-The-Pukka-Pie-England-Band-Mike-Walters-column-article459085.html |title=Exclusive interview with The Pukka Pie England Band |newspaper=Daily Mirror |access-date=June 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724040957/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/mike-walters/Exclusive-interview-with-The-Pukka-Pie-England-Band-Mike-Walters-column-article459085.html |archive-date=July 24, 2010 }}</ref> They released an arrangement of the theme as a single for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] and a newer version for [[UEFA Euro 2000]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=Official Charts Company – England Supporters' Band |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=June 16, 2012 |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508182655/https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Both the film and prison camp were showcased in the [[Amazon Prime]] series ''[[The Grand Tour]]''.
* Japanese novelist [[Hiro Arikawa]] noted that she was greatly influenced by both ''The Great Escape'' and ''[[Gamera]]'' franchise, and took inspirations from them.<ref>Daisuke Yoshida, 2017, [https://ddnavi.com/news/135686/a/ 有川浩作品の原点は『ガメラ』と『大脱走』?], [[Da Vinci (magazine)|Da Vinci]], [[Kadokawa Corporation]]</ref>