Escape (1940): Cast
Escape is a 1940 drama thriller directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Robert Taylor as Mark Preysing, Helmut Dantine and Ernst Deutsch. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 38m (98 min)
- Director
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Escape About?
The premise of Escape without spoilers.
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.
Escape Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- political police
- mother son reunion
- year 1936
- nazi germany
- based on play by same name
- period drama
- snow covered landscape
- headmistress
- ski resort
- military crime
- physician
- bavarian alps
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- girls finishing school
- stage actress
- wartime romance
- legal advisor
- gestapo matron
- letter
- hopeful ending
- airplane trip
- mutual declaration of love
- budding romance
- coma
- romantic triangle
- widow
- inn
- prison doctor
- seeking refuge
- concentration camp
- countess
- police commissioner
- devoted servant
- weak heart
- painter as artist
- heart attack
- suspense mystery
- secret trial
- police harassment
- romantic rivalry
- music concert
- blocked road
- ratskellar
- reference to treason
- disguise
- rudyard kipling quotation
- wrongfully convicted
- being tailed by the police
- political drama
- drugged woman
- coffin
Escape Cast & Characters
Robert Taylor leads the cast as Mark Preysing, with Helmut Dantine as Porter (uncredited) and Ernst Deutsch as Baron von Reiber (uncredited). Directed by Mervyn LeRoy; 43 actors are credited in all.
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Director Mervyn LeRoy
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Robert Taylor as Mark Preysing -
Helmut Dantine as Porter (uncredited) -
Ernst Deutsch as Baron von Reiber (uncredited) - Conrad Veidt as General Kurt von Kolb
Also Starring in Escape
· 39 more- Norma Shearer Countess Ruby von Treck
- William Edmunds White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)
- Bonita Granville Ursula
- Henry Rowland Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)
- Felix Bressart Fritz Keller
- Edgar Barrier Commissioner
- Hans Schumm Gestapo Officer with Dark Eyebrows (uncredited)
- Janet Shaw Greta a Student (uncredited)
- Arno Frey Concentration Camp Commandant (uncredited)
- Henry Victor Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)
- Frederick Vogeding First Passport Official (uncredited)
- Kay Deslys Beer Garden Waitress (uncredited)
- Albert Bassermann Dr. Arthur Henning
- Wolfgang Zilzer Pavillion Counter Clerk (uncredited)
- Hazel Dohlman Concert Guest (uncredited)
- Frederick Giermann Porter (uncredited)
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- Lisa Golm Anna
- Philip Dorn Dr. Ditten
- Howard Lang
- William Yetter Sr. Heinrich (uncredited)
- Marek Windheim Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Adolph Milar Salesman (uncredited)
- Hans Joby Second Passport Official (uncredited)
- Blanche Yurka Nurse
- Walter Bonn Concentration Camp Guard (uncredited)
- Florine McKinney Student (uncredited)
- Erwin Kalser Hotel Barkeeper (uncredited)
- Albert D'Arno Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Edit Angold Ditten's Housekeeper Hilda (uncredited)
- Lotte Palfi Andor Ruby's Maid Julie (uncredited)
- Alla Nazimova Emmy Ritter
- Gretl Dupont Hilda Keller (uncredited)
- Anya Taranda Student (uncredited)
- Marianne Mosner Maria a Student (uncredited)
- Elsa Bassermann Mrs. Henning
- Fred Wolff Waiter (uncredited)
- Trude Rosen Student (uncredited)
- Christl Ehlers Student (uncredited)
- Maria Ray Baroness von Reiber (uncredited)
Escape Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Incontro senza domani” and “Evasión”.
- Also known as
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- Incontro senza domani
- Evasión
- Das Entkommen
- Οι Φυγάδες
- Fuga
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Escape FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Escape, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Escape?
Escape runs 1 hour 38 minutes (98 minutes).
When was Escape released?
Escape was released on October 31, 1940.
Who directed Escape?
Escape was directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
More films by Mervyn LeRoy Who is in the cast of Escape?
Escape stars Robert Taylor as Mark Preysing, Helmut Dantine as Porter (uncredited) and Ernst Deutsch as Baron von Reiber (uncredited), among 43 credited actors.
Does Escape have a post-credit scene?
No. Escape has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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