Escape
Genres
Overview
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
78 min
Release Date
1948-03-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
15
Vote Average
5.7
Rex Harrison
Matt Denant
Peggy Cummins
Dora Winton
William Hartnell
Inspector Harris
Norman Wooland
Minister
Jill Esmond
Grace Winton
Frederick Piper
Brownie
Marjorie Rhodes
Mrs. Pinkem
Betty Ann Davies
Girl in Park
Cyril Cusack
Rodgers
John Slater
Salesman
Frank Pettingell
Constable Beames
Michael Golden
Detective Penter
Frederick Leister
Judge
Patrick Troughton
Jim
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6.9
Brighton Rock
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7.0
Chase a Crooked Shadow
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6.5
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.
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10.0
Sya
In the small town of Quaint, Bruce Levin (Adam Templar) owns a respectable B&B establishment. Sleeping around with various women behind his wife's back, he does not realise that his actions are soon to catch up with him in the form of a mysterious traveller, Sya (Inna Bagoli). Trying to mend relationships with his deranged mistress Veronica (Rita do Vale Capela) and wife Maria (Maribeth Dixon), he must face the wrath of their interlocking vendettas.
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6.6
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6.2
The Clouded Yellow
After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers (played by Trevor Howard) finds work cataloging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion (wrongfully) falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux (Jean Simmons). Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together. After a cross-country chase they arrive at a coastal city with the intention of leaving the country by ship. All's well that ends well after the true identity of the murderer is revealed.
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6.0
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6.0
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5.6
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6.8
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6.0
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7.1
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6.4
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7.3
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5.8
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6.3
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7.0
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6.8
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5.2
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