United States / Oct 31, 1940 / NR
Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Edgar Barrier | Commissioner |
| Bonita Granville | Ursula |
| Elsa Bassermann | Mrs. Henning |
| Blanche Yurka | Nurse |
| Lisa Golm | Anna |
| Edit Angold | Ditten's Housekeeper Hilda (uncredited) |
| Walter Bonn | Concentration Camp Guard (uncredited) |
| Albert D'Arno | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| Helmut Dantine | Porter (uncredited) |
| Kay Deslys | Beer Garden Waitress (uncredited) |
| Ernst Deutsch | Baron von Reiber (uncredited) |
| Gretl Dupont | Hilda Keller (uncredited) |
| William Edmunds | White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited) |
| Christl Ehlers | Student (uncredited) |
| Arno Frey | Concentration Camp Commandant (uncredited) |
| Frederick Giermann | Porter (uncredited) |
| Hans Joby | Second Passport Official (uncredited) |
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| Erwin Kalser | Hotel Barkeeper (uncredited) |
| Florine McKinney | Student (uncredited) |
| Adolph Milar | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Marianne Mosner | Maria a Student (uncredited) |
| Lotte Palfi Andor | Ruby's Maid Julie (uncredited) |
| Maria Ray | Baroness von Reiber (uncredited) |
| Henry Rowland | Hotel Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Trude Rosen | Student (uncredited) |
| Hans Schumm | Gestapo Officer with Dark Eyebrows (uncredited) |
| Janet Shaw | Greta a Student (uncredited) |
| Anya Taranda | Student (uncredited) |
| Henry Victor | Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited) |
| Frederick Vogeding | First Passport Official (uncredited) |
| Marek Windheim | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Fred Wolff | Waiter (uncredited) |
| William Yetter Sr. | Heinrich (uncredited) |
| Wolfgang Zilzer | Pavillion Counter Clerk (uncredited) |
| Howard Lang | |
| Hazel Dohlman | Concert Guest (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Escape |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 1 novembre 1940 |
| Production | Mervyn LeRoy, Lawrence Weingarten |
| Writer | Grace Zaring Stone, Arch Oboler, Marguerite Roberts |
| Editing | George Boemler |
| Cinematography | Robert H. Planck |
| Assistant directors | Al Shenberg, Mervyn LeRoy |
| Camera operators | Robert H. Planck |
| Additional photography | Robert H. Planck |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore, Cedric Gibbons |
| Music | Franz Waxman |
| Sound | Franz Waxman |
| Costume design | Adrian, Gile Steele, Jack Dawn, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Makeup | Jack Dawn, Adrian, Gile Steele, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Hairstyling | Sydney Guilaroff, Adrian, Gile Steele, Jack Dawn |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Nov 01, 1940
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