Movie

Escape!

1930 · 70 min

A tense, morally charged manhunt through foggy English countryside, where sympathy and class shape every encounter.

Directed by: Basil Dean
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: Gerald du Maurier, Mabel Poulton, Ian Hunter

Overview: When Matt Denant (Gerald de Maurier) finds himself wrongly imprisoned for manslaughter, he takes an opportunity to escape from jail during a foggy day and is forced to rely on the goodwill of local people to remain a fugitive of the law.

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Directed by: Basil Dean
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: Gerald du Maurier, Mabel Poulton, Ian Hunter

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
class
survival
guilt
freedom
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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