Escapade (1955)
An English pacifist's (John Mills) sons run away from school and hijack a plane to Vienna to petition for peace.
- Date of release
- 1955-08-05
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Philip Leacock
Casting
- John Mills — John Hampden
- Yvonne Mitchell — Mrs. Stella Hampden
- Alastair Sim — Dr. Skillingworth
- Jeremy Spenser — L. W. Daventry
- Andrew Ray — Max Hampden
- Peter Asher — Johnny Hampden
- Marie Lohr — Grandmother
- Sonia Williams — Miss Betts
- James Drake — Kirkland
Interesting facts
Escapade is a 1955 British comedy drama film directed by Philip Leacock and starring John Mills, Yvonne Mitchell and Alastair Sim. It was written by Donald Ogden Stewart based on the long-running West End play of the same title by Roger MacDougall.
Production
The film was produced in March 1955 at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bernard Robinson. The location shots of the school were filmed at Epsom College.
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