Steve McQueen - The Great Escape (motorcycle scene)
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- Опубликовано: 3 сен 2019
- "The Great Escape" (1963) - starring: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Coburn, Charles Bronson
CREDITS:
United Artists (1963)
Director - John Sturges
Producer - John Sturges
Screenplay - James Clavell, W. R. Burnett
Production Company - The Mirisch Company
Music Composer - Elmer Bernstein
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Every time i watch this scene, I say, 'This time, this time he'll make it" and I know one day, he will
In the video game he does
Like every time! you are just screaming along with everyone else make it just make it!
Like how he identified himself as an officer when he showed his 'Hershey ' Captain bars
@@asthmaticnightmare215didn't even know there was a video game.
lol i say the same thing
Didn't guy Martin recreate the jump at the same place
Who could ever forget Steve McQueen on the motor bike? One of the greatest all time scenes ever made! Love it.
The bike that McQueen used in the film is the very same bike that Henry Winkler used on 'Happy Days' when he played Arthur Fonzerelli.
(Per Henry Winkler)
@@careercriticalthinker Henry Winkler, who portrayed the character Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the television show "Happy Days," rode a motorcycle known as a Triumph Trophy TR5 during the earlier seasons of the series. The Triumph Trophy TR5 was a British-made motorcycle manufactured by Triumph Engineering from 1949 to 1958. It was a popular model among motorcyclists during that era. Fonzie's motorcycle became an iconic symbol of his character's cool and rebellious persona on the show. While Steve McQueen rode a 1961 Triumph TR6 Trophy motorcycle in the movie "The Great Escape." The iconic motorcycle chase scene, where McQueen's character attempts to escape pursuing German soldiers, has become one of the most memorable moments in cinematic history.
The Triumph TR6 Trophy and Triumph Trophy TR5 are two different motorcycles produced by Triumph during the 1960s.
The Triumph TR6 Trophy, as mentioned earlier, was the motorcycle ridden by Steve McQueen in the movie "The Great Escape." It was a 650cc single-cylinder motorcycle, known for its ruggedness and off-road capabilities. The TR6 Trophy was a popular choice for desert racing and off-road enthusiasts due to its powerful engine and durable frame.
On the other hand, the Triumph Trophy TR5 was a different model from Triumph. It was a 500cc twin-cylinder motorcycle, which was designed more for touring and road riding rather than off-road adventures. The TR5 featured a smooth and refined engine, comfortable seating, and other touring-oriented features. It was intended for riders who preferred long-distance cruising and a more relaxed riding experience.
In summary, the main difference between the two motorcycles is their engine size and intended purpose. The Triumph TR6 Trophy was a 650cc single-cylinder off-road motorcycle, while the Triumph Trophy TR5 was a 500cc twin-cylinder touring motorcycle. Obviously, the TR6 would lend itself better for a combat role.
Actually, a 'motorbike' is what little kiddies ride on the sidewalk. What Steve rode is termed a "Motorcycle" just as did I for 67 years (Just recently gave mine to my youngest son)
Nope... The scene is funny but justa bad edited
@@blackholeentry3489Motorcycle / Motorbike are interchangeable in the UK.
This is the single greatest scene ever filmed. A huge star filming a very risky stunt. The cinematography is beautiful. Thanks Steve McQueen.
Almost as good as First Blood bike chase scene.
bud ekins did the jump
McQueen did some scenes wearing googles as one of his character's pursuers.
@@dylanjordan4747 I don't think so. According to a biography published in 1987 he did the jump.
@@jimcram3650 ekins 100% did the jump you see in the movie, though I do think I remember hearing that Steve did do the jump just not on camera and without the barbed wire fence
You know that all these scenes weren't in the original script, McQueen got drunk one night and said he'd quit if he didn't get to have some fun on a motorbike. But thank god they're there, can't imagine the film without them...
I was there. It was exactly as you said.
Who told you that?
@@eugeneninnie3754 it's in a book I read a long time ago, was about McQueen's career I think
They tried to make this scene as accurate as possible.
@@bravo4683 no Americans involved in great escpe, their tunnel was found and they were shipped out weeks before
I love how he taps the tank of the bike when he's caught, as if to say (you did good) absolute classic!
I think he liked his Triumphs.
Just like petting a horse.
McQueen even played the soldier who hits the wire. That's how much he loved and could ride motorcycles.
No, it's a friend of his, Joël Robert, Belgian motocross rider, six times 250 cc world champion.
@@firemainstreet Yes, as with the big leaps performed by Bud Ekins, the movie producers didn't want to risk injuring McQueen.
No matter how many times I watch this movie I always think Hilts will get away. Thats how good this film is.
No, that's how dumb YOU are. Lol
QUAL É O NOME DO FILME?????
Pats the gas tank like it was his horse. You could even say that the gasoline was like blood as it ran out and soaked his leg at the end.
Liked that touch McQueen did. Like he was saying goodbye to an old friend "We almost did it".
Wow.
👏👏
The cinematography is incredible. One of the greatest scenes in film history.
You can really tell he loves motorcycles. Great clip.
Steve did not do the Jump, A man called Bud Ekins did. Thank you Bud, RIP.
And McQueen and Eakins participated in the ISDT races together on the same team. During the nineteen sixties the guys the guys at the Triumph factory loved McQueen. You can't buy publicity like this.
@Busywave YES, and he handles that machine as professional rider does. He's a natural motorcyclist.
@@marekryszard Yes he know his motorcycles
@@marekryszard But it won't save your soul on judgement day. We all deserve hell and then the lake of fire on judgement day.
Unbelievable motorcycle skills. That jump is incredible, especially on an old bike like that. No helmet?!? No CGI?!? It looks like they even used real barbed wire. McQueen is the GOAT!
6:28 he pats the bike as if to say thanks and goodbye, love that so much
(Written into the script!)
Always loved how Steve gives the Triumph a pat after the crash as if to say, "It's not your fault, we almost made it."
A classic scene from a classic film, Steve McQueen a true legend of cinema, love it.
What a film! What a Hero! Steve McQueen - always the King of Cool. Never will be another like him, Ever.
But it won't save his soul on judgement day. He never offered to die on a cross to save the world from their sins. "WE" all deserve hell and then the lake of fire on judgement day.
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv Of course what you are 'saying' all depends on the extremely long shot that some God actually exists!
It has long been proven....religion and ignorance co-exist together....the more ignorant one is, the more religious they tend to be! BHE
@@blackholeentry3489 "a fool in his heart says, there is no God." FOOL!
In modern times, it's easily Tom Cruise for all the stunts he personally performs for his movies.
The shake of the gas tank . . . only someone who REALLY knows how to ride an old-school motorcycle knows to do that: love that detail!
Exactly..having ridden since 73', and over fifty years later..still ride..Harley Street glide
@@michaelhegyan7464 My very first motorcycle was a '46 Harley EL 61 cu in. I bought from a Harley shop in Salinas Ca...at the age of 16. Although I rode Harleys for many years, including 100 miles/day to a job in San Jose, CA for three years, and put well over 125K on three of them, ....I quit riding for a spell, and made a move to the southern coast of Oregon for a job which didn't pan out. I moved back to CA, went back to my old job for 30 more years. Shortly after I moved back to CA, my ex BIL rode up my driveway on a brand new Honda 750 4 cylinder..... I was aware of Hondas, but had paid them scant attention....took it for a short ride....goodbye Harleys and I've never looked back. I was never aware of this until many years later.....61cu in is 1000 ccs....so, even in '46, Harley was paying attention to the metric system...and 74 cu in is 1200 cc. Also, my 'last' Harley was a Sporster.....although I once did take a test ride on a V-Rod.
In 2013, I rode my Honda ST 1100 V4 from CA all around the USA on a mission to 'bag' the 13 states I had never previously been in before....ALL east of the MS River. Six weeks later, and with a motel bill of $11K, I had accomplished my mission.
Now, at the age of 83, just gave my last Honda ST--1100 to my youngest son.
If you think I must be rich, couldn't be farther from the truth....never bought a new car in my entire life and currently drive an 88 Pontiac Fiero.....the ONLY American car with a true mid-engine. New motorcycles? Well, that's another story...but I always paid cash.
I don't know if you're familiar with Mike Corbin....the aftermarket seat maker? His shop in Hollister, CA, was about 25 miles from where I lived for over 60 years until about three months ago....when I finally combined households with the woman I had met while on a motorcycle trip on my way to Vancouver Island....to meet some friends at their 'summer home' on Vancouver Island...whom I had previously met 400 miles down Baja CA.....they told me to be sure to stop and meet their friend...and THAT is how I met my 2nd wife. For 16 years we had maintained two households 210 miles apart, but three months ago both my sons showed up with a large moving van and moved mostly my 'shop' here.
For years I went on Wednesday rides with the guy (Mel Watts) who drove Corbin's truck, and twice I rode to Sturgis with Corbin....speeding and tickets mean nothing to that man. I stayed in the house he rented at Sturgis, and even though he rode like a 'Bat out of Hell', luckily we were never stopped.....too many other targets, I guess.
BHE
@michaelhegyan7464,
Oh great, which bike was Steve riding here ?
@@virtuosowins Triumph Tr6
@virtuosowins I owned several Triumph's over the years..Bonneville T100, most recently a 2019 Speed Triple, Inline six cylinder, 150 BHP A bike that McQueen, would have loved to ride..
Steve McQueen was such an awesome actor
He was in the forces also.
Bernstein's music for the chase scene is perfect.
👍👍👍 passt wunderbar zu dem Szene , Bernstein und Jarre waren sehr gute Filmkomponisten .
My 7th grade teacher was a POW in Germany. He told us about when the American tanks rolled into his prison camp. He had no problem talking about his war experience and even taught a class on WW2.
Can you please tell us what he experienced
Factsss
Another twat posting nonsensical shitty comments. This time his teacher. The next his dad shot down over North Vietnam and sent to Hanoi Hilton next to the late senator McCain and the next his uncle as a secret operative during the six-day war. These netizens haven't got any time for themselves - not even to time to chase girls but instead downloading xxx porn to mess around in their rooms.
@@broadsworddannyboy5057 he experienced an acute pain in his arse.
@@NJTDover: what are you over-compensating for? You have no idea whether this story is true. Please don't bully people.
One of my favorite scenes... Steve McQueen rode a 1961 Triumph TR6 Trophy motorcycle in this movie... This iconic motorcycle chase scene, where McQueen's character attempts to escape pursuing German soldiers, has become one of the most memorable moments in cinematic history.
I was wondering if riding into town on that Triumph was what gave him away?
F--kin cool...
@@SAAXLCH well I don't see any Zündapps or BMWs, so maybe not 😜
I play this scene in my mind often . . and yes..my mind tells me hes going to make the great escape.. wonderful countryside , ,best bike run ever..
Une légende le roi des cools , je suis de 1965 gamin ont voulais tous être Steve McQueen sur ça moto. Inoubliable
greatest bike ride in movie history hands down
For me the greatest movie scene ever. Also a brilliant movie.
Steve did not do the Jump, A man called Bud Ekins did. Thank you Bud, RIP.
Yet he never escaped. He got caught in the wire LOL 😂😅😅😂😂😂😅😅😅
The great escape. The greatest film ever ! The greatest actors amassed ..the on edge film . a masterpiece .
Mcqueen didn't escape 😂😅😂
The movie was made 21yrs before I was born and it was my first ever English movie I ever watched around 1988-89.
We are on 2022 and this will remain my favourite movie forever.
Recently, I went through the cast list and some of they are alive in their 90’s. I wish I could meet them ASAP.
from one off the greatest films ever made.................doubt if anything will ever get close.
Have to agree with you.
@@lilybond6485 If they remade it now women and blacks would after be involved which wouldn't be the case in them days.
Legends of the Fall is pretty close albeit a different story. Great score by James Horner too plus a great cast and a great script.
RIP Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 - November 7, 1980), aged 50
You will be remembered as a legend
Untill judgement day. He never offered to die on a cross to save the world from their sins. We all deserve hell and then the lake of fire on judgement day.
😂😂😂😂😂😂@@JohnSmith-uy7sv
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv speak for yourself. BTW, it's until.
@@MrSimonmcc God is intelligent enough to know the difference because he created the entire universe and everyone and everything in it. What part of...."WE" do you not understand?? BTW..."WE" includes me. Apparently you can spell. So God's Holy Spirit gave you that ability to read and write. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@JohnSmith-uy7sv ok, I'll consider myself told. How the heck did I get here after watching one of favourite movie scenes? Don't tell me, it's a rhetorical question. This interweb thing is crazy man.
I’m 54 and so grew up when most WW2 vets were still middle age. I heard many stories from the war and what daring deeds they seemed to a young child such as myself. Coupled with watching Hollywood films, WW2 seemed like the most glamorous time in history. Sad that that bubble has long burst.
Fuck man, how he didn't break his leg when the bike fell over is a complete miracle
¡As a biker I love this scene since I was a child, and what I like the most apart from the whole scene itself, is when he slaps the bike saying "thank you friend, we have done everything possible" V for everyone.
yes -- my take also
Nothing like our greatest Steve McQueen god bless him forever amen
God Bless Steve McQueen Great Work ♥️
For what? Was he telling others about what Jesus Christ did on the cross for our sins? Did he help the poor or those in need??? "WE" all deserve hell and then the lake of fire on judgement day.
What a thrill to watch that on the big screen as a kid!
It doesnt get much better than this. The bike used is actually a Triumph!
Model?
@@userM06-2.4 TR6 Trophy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_TR6_Trophy
@@Edward1312 awesome, thank you
@@userM06-2.4 1949 Trophy 500.
McQueen was actually riding a Triumph motorcycle mocked up to look like a German bike ...!
It was a Triumph T 6, the "Nazi's" were riding Triumphs also. I've rode Triumphs myself since the 1960's. Triumph has probably made millions of those 90 degree vertical twin cylinder engines over the decades. Including McQueen's, the ones my dad rode in the 60's, and my current 2005 Bonneville.
You can buy a brand new one in 2021. Hard to believe my dad is in his 80's and Bonneville's still look almost exactly the same as they did in the 60's, (and probably before that). Still have the same 90 degree vertical twin cylinder. Also, "pea shooter" pipes and straight across handlebars that you have to take off and throw away the day after you buy it==ruclips.net/video/v0f2tRHSx1s/видео.html
I went out and bought a triumph loved it . I'm watching it again and thinking about getting another one. I have a 66 in my garage that I'm rebuilding again. My Harleys are for long trips. Can't look at movies with motorcycles in them gets me stupid.
i think that nazis were ridein bmw motorcycle.
It was his own motorbike apparently.
Cool movie!... TIMELESS bit of history.. salute and respect 👍🇳🇿
Everytime I see this scene i always think he'll get over the last fence
Gotta love it when the King of Cool pats the motorcycle!!!
One of Steve McQueen's best moments in cinema 🎥 history.. truly iconic.. can't think of anyone else who could have pulled this off. He was an amazing great actor... doing this motorcycle 🏍 jump instead of a stuntman just made him even more legendary. He was one of a kind.
Actually his stuntman Bud Etkins did the jump, Steve did every other bike scene though
No Modern Video editing, and The Class of Cinematography, Bike Enthusiasm, correct Angles with Sunlight, the Sound of the Engine, the Cool of Steve McQueen, This is definitely Top Action Chase Scene . The Smile on his face at the End , great acting. Wishful thinking, could he Jump over the second barrier.
Fun fact: The German officer was telling Steve McQueen's character, 'Hey buddy. I wasn't talking to you. Hurry up and get going.'
You got it wrong, sunshine. The german soldier said: "Your sis is available for a bonk tonight but she's fat and hideous".
@@jake.s7065 death by snu snu
@@jake.s7065
RIP your sister.
@@jake.s7065 who cares.
He actually says ''Show me your identification'' or something similar.
To those who never seen an actor, here is one, geniun and original. For your info HE IS A TRUE MOTO PILOT.
4:16 That's Steve McQueen, too.
That patting of the motorcycle at the end, man's true love for his machine 🏍
When Steve rides the bike to get away while the music plays and they close in on him, He seems to be flying the flag for Freedom for mankind against Evil. No matter how many times I see it I just will him to make it.
Steve McQueen master of Mustangs and motorcycles
Steve McQueen triumph motorcycles two of the best
Steve McQueen what a acting legend
im overdue a watch of this movie, been probably 30 years
Brilliant film . Steve McQueen was and always will be a legend
After all these years i still love this scene.
Another great Steve McQueen film
Legend is legend.
He did his own stunt. Real legend!!!
This is my first movie I warch in theater , but in 1979!
An historic movie
His best mate did the stunt. On a Triumph the oldest bike manufacturer in the world. Nice 1 Steve.
What a gentleman!! They don't make Steve Mcqueens any more.
The sidecar guys could ride, too.
Before all of the technology that we have now -- I used to watch this movie (in re-runs of course) just to see the motorcycle chase scene.
Same bubba. My buddies and I were around 10 or 12 when this came out and we spent our allowances for something like 10 weeks
in a row to watch this movie mostly to watch the chase, and the chase mostly to see the jump.
I can remember watching this film at Christmas with all 6 my family I was about ten, my older brother had a triumph 650 Saint he was quick to point out the engine was a triumph he was my childhood hero sadly taken like McQueen by stomach cancer at the same age .
M W: So sorry.
@Frank Kelly: Right ! The jump ! What a memorable scene.
-- and playing pitch and catch against the wall with the baseball. I just never forgot those 2 scenes.
I always think he’ll make it everytime I watch it! 😫
Mon Acteur prefere depuis toujours 💕
Bud Ekins was his stuntman that doubled McQueen for the jump. McQueen is an excellent motorcycle driver
Two liberating films: "The Great Escape" and "Papillon". Both starring Steve McQueen.
Bud Ekins did the riding/jump. but a great movie!
Beautiful ❤️
I remember watching this scene vividly when I was a child.
The King of Cool
Kicked ass on John Wayne and Clint Eastwood any day 👍🏽
Clint Eastwood rode a triumph in Coogans Buff .watch it Clint can ride to.
Absolutely bad ass!
Thanks.
I read somewhere a long time ago that Bud Ekins actually did the fence jump.
Correct
Never gets old.
Ok, how many old Army Veterans out there remember driving their tracked vehicles over those road side markers while stationed in Germany? I had a buddy that used to do it on purpose when his TC wasn’t paying attention, lol. And God help you if you do a tight steer maneuver inside a town and chip up a curb, the citizens will hunt you down! To be fair to the Germans, we were extra careful in cities, they always kept their streets clean and beautiful, each person would sweep the section of road and sidewalk in front of their house not because they had to but they took pride in their property which is part of what makes their country amazing to live in.
I am 65. Used to play this seen on my bicycle when growing up.
I too, just like, you experienced this Torment. As the Battle Front drew nearer. I had the opportunity to Escape. A colleague of mine who had to visit huts outside the camp in the course of his medical duties wanted to escape and take us with Him ✝️
STILL WOW!
한국서는 40년전 쯔음, 명절마다 이 영화를 TV에서 틀어줬습니다.
지금 봐도 스릴 넘치고 잼납니다.
Mcqueen. Elmer Bernstein. Sturges. 🤩🤩🤩
McQueen taught me how to be cool.
Cinematic perfection
I saw this scene some time ago, and I remember that time he made it!
Henry Winkler says the bike he used on happy days is the bike they used in this scene.
TRUE!
Proves Henry Winkler knows Jack shit about bikes
i never seen or cared much about this movie until actually I watched Girls Und Panzer Das Finale 3 where there's some scenes from this movie, and i gotta admit I really missed out on this masterpeice....
hope its somewhere on Netflix
Unbelievable! The German soldiers are already riding Triumphs with rear suspension and telescopic forks, which were built in England at the end of the 1950s.
I wish they shot film like this again. We can see where the character is going and why he is going there.
A great actor , eternal !
I turn into a little kid when I watch this scene, hoping that this time he makes the jump and escapes.
Modern movies don't give you those long shots.
Best actor
Apparently it was also Steve McQueen who played the German soldier hitting hit the wire
"During the climactic motorcycle chase in "The Great Escape" (1963), director John Sturges allowed Steve McQueen to ride (in disguise) as one of the pursuing German soldiers, so that in the final sequence, through the magic of editing, he's actually chasing himself. McQueen played the German motorcyclist who hits the wire.
Although McQueen did his own motorcycle riding, there was one stunt he did not perform: the hair-raising five foot jump over a fence. This was done by McQueen's friend Bud Ekins, who was managing a Los Angeles-area motorcycle shop when recruited for the stunt. It was the beginning of a new career for Ekins, as he later doubled for McQueen in "Bullitt" (1968), and did much of the motorcycle riding on "CHiPs."
McQueen's character of Hilts was based on amalgamation of several characters, including Major Dave Jones, a flight commander during Doolittle's Raid who made it to Europe, and was shot down and captured, and Colonel Jerry Sage, who was an O.S.S. Agent in the North African desert when he was captured. Colonel Sage was able to don a flight jacket and pass as a flier, otherwise he would have been executed as a spy. Another inspiration was probably Squadron Leader Eric Foster, who escaped seven times from German prisoner-of-war camps.
During idle periods while this movie was in production, all cast and crew members, from McQueen and James Garner to production assistants, and obscure food service workers, were asked to take thin, five-inch strings of black rubber and knot them around other thin strings of black rubber of enormous length. The finished results of all of this knotting were the coils and fences of barbed wire seen throughout the movie. (IMDb)"
Steve McQueen rides that motorcycle like it’s an appendage.
Yes he does man. Looking so fucking cool when he he side slides it @ 5:43...is that the Eiger over his left shoulder...
Absolutely. He makes that bike act just as hard as any other part of his body.
Best ever
Great Work To Everyone Involved and Thanks RUclips Workers as well 👍❤️
If there is ever a remake, Hilts gets away!
Agreed
You can see in his heart ❤️ and mind he is still thinking 💭 about his next escape. 😊❤🎉
how to get yourself a fast transportation vehicle.. pronto ... when you really need it :) great movie by the way
Buen actor y buena pelicula😊
Sorry everybody, but that is Stuntman Bud Ekins, NOT Steve McQueen
ワシらの世代にとってみれば、McqueenこそMr.Hollywoodと言える憧れの存在。