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Escape

7.419401h 38mNRMovieDramaThriller

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.

DirectorMervyn LeRoy
WritersArch Oboler·Marguerite Roberts
ProducersMervyn LeRoy·Lawrence Weingarten

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Cast · Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

NSNorma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Countess Ruby von Treck
RTRobert Taylor
Robert Taylor
Mark Preysing
CVConrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
General Kurt von Kolb
ANAlla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova
Emmy Ritter
FBFelix Bressart
Felix Bressart
Fritz Keller
ABAlbert Bassermann
Albert Bassermann
Dr. Arthur Henning
PDPhilip Dorn
Philip Dorn
Dr. Ditten
EBEdgar Barrier
Edgar Barrier
Commissioner
BGBonita Granville
Bonita Granville
Ursula
EBElsa Bassermann
Elsa Bassermann
Mrs. Henning
BYBlanche Yurka
Blanche Yurka
Nurse
LGLisa Golm
Lisa Golm
Anna

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Escape — streaming FAQ

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Escape hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 20, 1940. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.