Escape (1948 film)
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Escape is a 1948 British-American thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
. It follows a RAF Second World War veteran who goes to prison and then escapes and meets a woman who persuades him to surrender. It was based on a play by John Galsworthy
which had previously been turned turned into a film
in 1930.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career and is best known as the writer-director of All About Eve , which was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won six. He was brother to screenwriter and drama critic Herman J...
. It follows a RAF Second World War veteran who goes to prison and then escapes and meets a woman who persuades him to surrender. It was based on a play by John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy OM was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter...
which had previously been turned turned into a film
Escape (1930 film)
Escape is a 1930 British crime film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gerald du Maurier, Edna Best, Gordon Harker and Austin Trevor. A man escapes from Dartmoor Prison and is hunted across the moors by policemen to whom it is an unpleasant reminder of their experiences during the First World War....
in 1930.
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