Escape (1948)
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes and goes on the lam, aided by a local girl.
- Date of release
- 1948-03-01
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (17)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Thriller
- Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Casting
- Rex Harrison — Matt Denant
- Peggy Cummins — Dora Winton
- William Hartnell — Inspector Harris
- Norman Wooland — Minister
- Jill Esmond — Grace Winton
- Frederick Piper — Brownie
- Marjorie Rhodes — Mrs. Pinkem
- Betty Ann Davies — Girl in Park
- Cyril Cusack — Rodgers
- John Slater — Salesman
- Frank Pettingell — Constable Beames
- Michael Golden — Detective Penter
Interesting facts
Escape is a 1948 thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins and William Hartnell. The screenplay by Philip Dunne was based on the 1926 play Escape by John Galsworthy, which had previously been filmed in 1930. A Royal Air Force World War II veteran goes to prison and then escapes and meets a woman who persuades him to surrender.
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