TMDb Rating
7.4/10
15 verified votes
Escape (1940)
DramaThriller
98 min
"Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture"
Plot Summary
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.
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DramaThrillerMervyn LeRoyNorma ShearerRobert Taylor1940
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Top Cast
Norma ShearerRobert TaylorConrad VeidtAlla NazimovaFelix Bressart
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