Escape
Warner Brothers (1940)
Drama
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IMDB   6.9
1 hr 38 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Norma Shearer Countess Ruby von Treck
Robert Taylor Mark Preysing
Conrad Veidt General Kurt von Kolb
Alla Nazimova Emmy Ritter
Felix Bressart Fritz Keller
Albert Bassermann Dr. Arthur Henning
Philip Dorn Dr. Berthold Ditten
Edgar Barrier Commissioner of Police
Bonita Granville Ursula
Elsa Basserman Mrs. Henning
Blanche Yurka Concentration Camp Nurse-Matron
Lisa Golm Anna
Edit Angold Hilda
Walter Bonn Concentration Camp Guard
Helmut Dantine Porter
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer Mervyn LeRoy
Lawrence Weingarten
Writer Arch Oboler
Marguerite Roberts


"This place isn't a country. It's a Coney Island madhouse!" In 1936, Mark Preysing (Robert Taylor) comes to Germany in search of his mother, a famed actress who, unknown to him, lies ill in a concentration camp awaiting execution. During his desperate hunt, Mark meets an American-born countess (Norma Shearer), who slowly grows aware of the great evil corrupting her adopted country. Together they attempt to rescue Mark's mother, even though doing so could cost them their lives. This acclaimed thriller, twine-taut with suspense, boasts not only great stars but a brilliant supporting cast that includes three actors who had fled Nazi Germany: Felix Bressart, Albert Basserman and Conrad Veidt (in his U.S. screen debut).
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