Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 38m

Escape

Escape poster
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Cast
Norma Shearer as Countess Ruby von Treck Robert Taylor as Mark Preysing Conrad Veidt as General Kurt von Kolb Alla Nazimova as Emmy Ritter Felix Bressart as Fritz Keller Albert Bassermann as Dr. Arthur Henning
Crew
Robert H. Planck — Director of Photography George Boemler — Editor Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer Arch Oboler — Screenplay Marguerite Roberts — Screenplay Grace Zaring Stone — Novel
Tagline

Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Escape — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
naziescapegermanyworld war iiconcentration camp prisonernazi officercountessdying motherexpatriaterescue operation
Key Collaborators
Mervyn LeRoy Director Robert H. Planck Director of Photography George Boemler Editor Franz Waxman Original Music Composer Arch Oboler Screenplay Marguerite Roberts Screenplay Grace Zaring Stone Novel Lawrence Weingarten Producer Mervyn LeRoy Producer Adrian Costume Design Gile Steele Costume Design
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