Escape

Escape

Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture

NR 1940 · 98 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Thriller

An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · Written by Arch Oboler

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