Watch Escape to the Sun (1972) Official Trailer
Their dream was the sun beyond the border
4.3 / 10 IMDb October 31, 1972 1h 58m
Two young university students wish to escape the oppressive Soviet Union. But their plans are monitored by the KGB, who try to intimidate them. One of them is taken into custody and tortured, which spurs them to make an escape attempt that could cost them their lives
Director
Runtime
1h 58m
Release Date
October 31, 1972
Genre
Thriller, Action, Drama
Status
Released
Country
Israel
Writers
Producers
Cast
Laurence Harvey
as Major Kirsanov
Josephine Chaplin
as Nina Kaplan
John Ireland
as Jacob Kagan
Lila Kedrova
as Sarah Kaplan
Jack Hawkins
as Baburin
Clive Revill
as The Drunkard
Yehuda Barkan
as Yasha Bazarov
Yehuda Efroni
as Romek
Peter Capell
as Prof. Abramowiz
Gila Almagor
as The Judge
Ewa Strömberg
as Katia
Herbert Fux
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Hartmut Hinrichs
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Johanna König
Sacha Pitoëff
Ewa Strömberg
Jean-Pierre Zola
Production Companies
Noah Films
Cinévision
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