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Escape

1940 · 98 min

A tense, shadowed thriller of quiet desperation, where every polite exchange hides danger and the fight to save one life feels monumental.

Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt
Tagline
Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture
Overview
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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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • power
  • betrayal
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Written by
Marguerite Roberts, Arch Oboler
Starring
Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt, Alla Nazimova, Felix Bressart, Albert Bassermann, Philip Dorn, Edgar Barrier
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
Robert H. Planck
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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