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7.5An 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.
Released: 1940-11-0198 minDir: Mervyn LeRoyDrama, Thriller
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
Themes
- nazi
- escape
- germany
- world war ii
- concentration camp prisoner
- nazi officer
- countess
- dying mother
- expatriate
- rescue operation
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 457987
- Image
- Poster - Escape (1940) 01.jpg
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- publication date
- 1940-01-01
- title
- Escape
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United States
Country
World War II
Concept
Nazi Germany
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IMDb
Entity
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Company
The Wizard of Oz
Work
Norma Shearer
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drama film
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Robert Taylor
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Turner Classic Movies
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Quo Vadis
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Conrad Veidt
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Mervyn LeRoy
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Bonita Granville
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Little Caesar
Entity
Alla Nazimova
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
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Franz Waxman
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Little Women
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Anthony Adverse
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Categories
1940 American films1940 drama films1940 English-language films1940 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms about Nazi GermanyFilms based on American novelsFilms directed by Mervyn LeRoyFilms scored by Franz WaxmanFilms set in GermanyMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorld War II films made in wartime