Escape to the Sun

Escape to the Sun (1972)

Their dream was the sun beyond the border

Two young university students wish to escape the oppressive Soviet Union. But their plans are monitored by the KGB, who try to intimidate them. One of them is taken into custody and tortured, which spurs them to make an escape attempt that could cost them their lives

Date of release
1972-10-31
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Thriller, Action, Drama
Director
Menahem Golan

Casting

Interesting facts

Escape to the Sun is a 1972 drama film written, produced, and directed by Menahem Golan and starring Laurence Harvey, Josephine Chaplin, John Ireland, Lila Kedrova and Jack Hawkins. The film was a co-production of Israel, France and West Germany.

Production

The film is based on a short story by author Uri Dan, and in turn based loosely on the events of the June 1970 Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair, in which a group of mostly Jews and two non-Jews unsuccessfully attempted to steal a Soviet airplane and fly it to freedom.

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