ESCAPE [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1940
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: “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).
• Cast: Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt, Alla Nazimova, Felix Bressart, Albert Bassermann, Philip Dorn, Edgar Barrier, Bonita Granville, Elsa Bassermann, Blanche Yurka, Lisa Golm, Edit Angold, Walter Bonn, Albert D'Arno, Helmut Dantine, Kay Deslys, Ernst Deutsch, Gretl Dupont, William Edmunds, Arno Frey, Frederick Giermann, Hans Joby, Erwin Kalser, Howard Lang, Florine McKinney, Adolph Milar, Marianne Mosner, Lotte Palfi Andor, Maria Ray, Henry Rowland, Gerta Rozan, Hans Schumm, Janet Shaw, Ann Sheldon, Anya Taranda, Henry Victor, Frederick Vogeding, Marek Windheim, Fred Wolff, William Yetter Sr., Wolfgang Zilzer, Mervyn LeRoy, Arch Oboler, Marguerite Roberts
• Director: Mervyn LeRoy
• Runtime: 1:44
• Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Warner Bros. Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie