# In "The Great Escape" how did POWs develop film? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 17, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-how-did-pows-develop-film/691019 "2014-06-17T23:10:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-how-did-pows-develop-film/691019/21 "2014-06-19T03:20:36Z")
I just watched that movie 30 minutes ago, before reading this thread! ---
**Author:** ![Suicide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-how-did-pows-develop-film/691019/22 "2014-06-19T05:24:05Z")
there are no women in the film except for the extras in the crowd scene at the train station at the end of the movie, and no female speaking roles at all…are there any other movies like that? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-how-did-pows-develop-film/691019/23 "2014-06-19T13:07:52Z")
> [@Suicide](#): > > there are no women in the film except for the extras in the crowd scene at the train station at the end of the movie, and no female speaking roles at all…are there any other movies like that? “Ice Station Zebra” has no women at all, even in the crowd scenes. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-how-did-pows-develop-film/691019/24 "2014-06-19T13:13:11Z")
Lawrence of Arabia has no women in it. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-how-did-pows-develop-film/691019/25 "2014-06-19T13:20:20Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > “Ice Station Zebra” has no women at all, even in the crowd scenes. Well, it has Rock Hudson. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-how-did-pows-develop-film/691019/26 "2014-06-19T14:58:09Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Lawrence of Arabia has no women in it. Noel Coward said that if O’Toole had been any prettier, they would have had to call the movie Florence of Arabia. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-how-did-pows-develop-film/691019/27 "2014-06-19T16:07:36Z")
**How did they do it?** Steve McQueen could do _anything._ ---
**Author:** ![Suicide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-great-escape-how-did-pows-develop-film/691019/28 "2014-06-19T18:52:43Z")
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