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James Donald has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1960s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Great Escape.
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The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
Dir. John Sturges · With Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
Dir. David Lean · With William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins

Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine

A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London Underground station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
Dir. Roy Ward Baker · With Andrew Keir, James Donald, Barbara Shelley

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.
Dir. Vincente Minnelli · With Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald