Escape

Year: 1940

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: English

Director: Mervyn LeRoy

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An American travels to pre‑World War II Germany in search of his mother, only to find her imprisoned in a concentration camp. He allies with an American‑born widowed countess, and together they devise a daring plan to free her. The story blends suspense with a stark historical setting.

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