Overview
Escape is an American film first released in 1940,
directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
The film stars Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt, Alla Nazimova and Felix Bressart.
It has also been released under the title: When the Door Opened.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
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Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Script: Arch Oboler, Marguerite Roberts, Grace Zaring Stone
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Photo: Robert H. Planck
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Music: Franz Waxman
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Cast: Norma Shearer (Countess Ruby von Treck),
Robert Taylor (Mark Preysing),
Conrad Veidt (General Kurt von Kolb),
Alla Nazimova (Emmy Ritter),
Felix Bressart (Fritz Keller),
Albert Bassermann (Dr. Arthur Henning),
Philip Dorn (Dr. Berthold Ditten),
Edgar Barrier (Commissioner of Police),
Bonita Granville (Ursula, a Student),
Elsa Basserman (Mrs. Henning),
Blanche Yurka (Concentration Camp Nurse-Matron),
Lisa Golm (Anna, Emmy’s cellmate),
Edit Angold (Hilda, Ditten’s Housekeeper),
Walter Bonn (Concentration Camp Guard),
Helmut Dantine (Porter),
Albert D’Arno (Elevator Operator),
Kay Deslys (Beer Garden Waitress),
Ernst Deutsch (Baron von Reiber),
Gretl Dupont (Hilda Keller),
William Edmunds (White Swan Inn Waiter),
Arno Frey (Concentration Camp Commandant),
Frederick Giermann (Porter),
Hans Joby (Second Passport Official),
Erwin Kalser (Hotel Barkeeper),
Howard Lang (Senior Camp Doctor),
Florine McKinney (Student),
Adolph Milar (Salesman),
Marianne Mosner (Maria, a Student),
Lotte Palfi Andor (Julie, Ruby’s Maid),
Maria Ray (Baroness von Reiber),
Henry Rowland (Hotel Bellhop),
Gerta Rozan (Student),
Hans Schumm (Gestapo Officer With Dark Eyebrows),
Janet Shaw (Greta, a Student),
Ann Sheldon (Helene, a Student),
Anya Taranda (Student),
Henry Victor (Gestapo Officer With Hooked Nose),
Frederick Vogeding (First Passport Official),
Marek Windheim (Hotel Desk Clerk),
Fred Wolff (Waiter),
William Yetter Sr. (Heinrich),
Wolfgang Zilzer (Pavillion Counter Clerk)
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Country: USA
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Language: English
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Runtime: 98 min; B&W
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Aka: When the Door Opened
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