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Escape

Escape
★ 7.4/10•1940•1h 38m•NR•Drama•Thriller

Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture

An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.

Arch Oboler · Screenplay

Marguerite Roberts · Screenplay

Mervyn LeRoy · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 1, 1940

Actors

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Countess Ruby von Treck

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Mark Preysing

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

General Kurt von Kolb

Alla Nazimova

Alla Nazimova

Emmy Ritter

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Fritz Keller

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Dr. Arthur Henning

Philip Dorn

Philip Dorn

Dr. Ditten

Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier

Commissioner

Bonita Granville

Bonita Granville

Ursula

Elsa Bassermann

Elsa Bassermann

Mrs. Henning

Blanche Yurka

Blanche Yurka

Nurse

Lisa Golm

Lisa Golm

Anna

Edit Angold

Ditten's Housekeeper Hilda (uncredited)

Walter Bonn

Concentration Camp Guard (uncredited)

Albert D'Arno

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Helmut Dantine

Helmut Dantine

Porter (uncredited)

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