# Great Escape

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'''Great Escape''' or '''The Great Escape''' may refer to:
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==History==
''In chronological order''
* The great Carson City prison escape (September 17, 1871), the prison break from [Nevada State Prison](/source/Nevada_State_Prison)
* [Stalag Luft III escape](/source/Stalag_Luft_III_escape) (1944), known as the "Great Escape", a World War II mass escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft III
* [June 1962 Alcatraz escape](/source/June_1962_Alcatraz_escape), sometimes referred to as "The Great Escape"
* [Maze Prison escape](/source/Maze_Prison_escape) (1983), known to Irish Republicans as the "Great Escape"

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Film and TV===
* [''The Great Escape'' (film)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(film)), a 1963 film dramatising the Stalag Luft III escape, based on Paul Brickhill's 1950 book of the same name
====TV series====
* [''The Great Escape'' (American TV series)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(American_TV_series)), a 2012 reality series
* [''The Great Escape'' (Irish TV series)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(Irish_TV_series)), a 2006–2009 documentary series
* [''Great Escape'' (South Korean TV series)](/source/Great_Escape_(South_Korean_TV_series)), a 2018–2021 reality series

====TV episodes====
* ["The Great Escape" (''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'')](/source/The_Great_Escape_(Aaahh!!!_Real_Monsters))
* ["The Great Escape" (''The Chief'')](/source/The_Great_Escape_(The_Chief))
* "The Great Escape", an episode of ''[Game On](/source/Game_On_(British_TV_series))''
* "The Great Escape", an [episode of ''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee''](/source/List_of_The_Life_and_Times_of_Juniper_Lee_episodes)
* "The Great Escape", an [episode of ''Married... with Children''](/source/List_of_Married..._with_Children_episodes)
* ["The Great Escape" (''Monster Allergy'' episode)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(Monster_Allergy_episode))
* "The Great Escape!", an [episode of ''The Raccoons''](/source/List_of_The_Raccoons_episodes)
* ["The Great Escape" (''Runaways'')](/source/The_Great_Escape_(Runaways))
* "The Great Escape", an episode of ''[Tanner '88](/source/Tanner_'88)''

===Literature===
* [''The Great Escape'' (book)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(book)), a 1950 book by Paul Brickhill describing the 1944 Stalag Luft III escape
* ''The Great Escape'' (1971), a children's book by [Monica Dickens](/source/Monica_Dickens)
* ''The Great Escape: Or, The Sewer Story'' (1973), a children's story about [sewer alligator](/source/sewer_alligator)s by Peter Lippman ([Golden Press](/source/Golden_Press))
* ''A Great Escape'' (1990), a children's book by [Colin Dann](/source/Colin_Dann)
* ''Upchuck and the Rotten Willy: The Great Escape'' (1998), a children's book by [Bill Wallace](/source/Bill_Wallace_(author))
* ''The Great Escape'' (2002), a short story collection by [Ian Watson](/source/Ian_Watson_(author))
* ''The Great Escape'' (2007), a children's book by [Natalie Haynes](/source/Natalie_Haynes)
* ''The Great Escape'' (2012), a novel by [Susan Elizabeth Phillips](/source/Susan_Elizabeth_Phillips) and the seventh installment in the ''Wynette, Texas'' series
* ''The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality'' (2013), a non-fiction book by [Angus Deaton](/source/Angus_Deaton)

===Music===
====Albums====
* [''Great Escape'' (Tara Blaise album)](/source/Great_Escape_(Tara_Blaise_album)), or the title song
* [''The Great Escape'' (Blur album)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(Blur_album)), 1995
* [''The Great Escape'' (EP)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(EP)), by Morning Runner, or the title song (see below)
* [''The Great Escape'' (Ilse DeLange album)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(Ilse_DeLange_album)), or the title song
* [''The Great Escape'' (Larry June album)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(Larry_June_album)), 2023
* [''The Great Escape'' (Richard Clapton album)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(Richard_Clapton_album)), 1982
* [''The Great Escape'' (Seventh Wonder album)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(Seventh_Wonder_album)), 2010
* [''Great Escape'' (The Rifles album)](/source/Great_Escape_(The_Rifles_album)), or the title song

====Songs====
* ["Great Escape" (Cinema Staff song)](/source/Great_Escape_(Cinema_Staff_song)), 2013
* "Great Escape", by Guster from ''[Goldfly](/source/Goldfly)'', 1997
* "Great Escape", by Moby from ''[18](/source/18_(Moby_album))'', 2002
* "Great Escape", by Tini from ''[Tini](/source/Tini_(album))'', 2016
* ["The Great Escape" (Boys Like Girls song)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(Boys_Like_Girls_song)), 2007
* "The Great Escape", by [Blanco](/source/Blanco_(British_rapper)) and [Central Cee](/source/Central_Cee), 2021
* "The Great Escape", by BT from ''[Emotional Technology](/source/Emotional_Technology)'', 2003
* "The Great Escape", by Dala from ''[Best Day](/source/Best_Day)'', 2012
* "The Great Escape", by Girls' Generation from ''[Girls' Generation](/source/Girls'_Generation_(2011_album))'', 2011
* "The Great Escape", by Marillion from ''[Brave](/source/Brave_(Marillion_album))'', 1994
* "The Great Escape", by Morning Runner from ''[Wilderness Is Paradise Now](/source/Wilderness_Is_Paradise_Now)'', 2006
* "The Great Escape", by Nelson from ''[Because They Can](/source/Because_They_Can)'', 1995
* "The Great Escape", by P!nk from ''[The Truth About Love](/source/The_Truth_About_Love_(Pink_album))'', 2012
* "The Great Escape", by Patrick Watson from ''[Close to Paradise](/source/Close_to_Paradise)'', 2006
* "The Great Escape", by We Are Scientists from ''[With Love and Squalor](/source/With_Love_and_Squalor)'', 2005
* "The Great Escape", by Woodkid from ''[The Golden Age](/source/The_Golden_Age_(Woodkid_album))'', 2013

====Other uses in music====
* [The Great Escape (festival)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(festival)), an Australian music festival
* [The Great Escape Festival](/source/The_Great_Escape_Festival), a music festival in Brighton, England
* [The Great Escape Tour](/source/The_Great_Escape_Tour), 2015 tour by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea

===Video games===
* [''Great Escape'' (1983 video game)](/source/Great_Escape_(1983_video_game)), a game for the Atari 2600
* [''The Great Escape'' (1986 video game)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(1986_video_game)), a game which shares a title and similar plot to the movie
* [''The Great Escape'' (2003 video game)](/source/The_Great_Escape_(2003_video_game)), a game based on the film
* ''[Rayman 2: The Great Escape](/source/Rayman_2%3A_The_Great_Escape)'', a 1999 platforming video game and the sequel to ''Rayman''
* ''Great Escape!'', the in-game title of ''[Monty Is Innocent](/source/Monty_Is_Innocent)'', a 1985 game for the ZX Spectrum

==Sport==
* "The Great Escape", [West Bromwich Albion](/source/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.)'s escape from relegation during the FA Premier League 2004–2005 season
* "The Great Escape", [Salford City](/source/Salford_City_F.C.)'s escape from relegation during the Northern Premier League 2008–2009 season

==Other uses==
* [Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor](/source/Six_Flags_Great_Escape_and_Hurricane_Harbor), an amusement park and outdoor water park in Queensbury, New York, U.S.
* [Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark](/source/Six_Flags_Great_Escape_Lodge_%26_Indoor_Waterpark), a resort and indoor water park in Queensbury, New York, U.S.
* [Great Escape Theatres](/source/Great_Escape_Theatres), a movie theatre chain primarily in the Midwestern U.S.
* The Great Escape, a former amusement park in [Hillarys Boat Harbour](/source/Hillarys_Boat_Harbour), Perth, Australia

==See also==
*''[The Great Escaper](/source/The_Great_Escaper)'', a 2023 movie
*''[The Grape Escape](/source/The_Grape_Escape)'', board game originally released in 1992

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