Escape to the Sun

Escape to the Sun

Their dream was the sun beyond the border

1972•1h 58m•5.5/10

ThrillerActionDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(2)

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

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Production

Noah Films, Cinévision

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Laurence Harvey

Laurence Harvey

Major Kirsanov

Josephine Chaplin

Josephine Chaplin

Nina Kaplan

John Ireland

John Ireland

Jacob Kagan

Lila Kedrova

Lila Kedrova

Sarah Kaplan

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

Baburin

Clive Revill

Clive Revill

The Drunkard

Yehuda Barkan

Yehuda Barkan

Yasha Bazarov

Yehuda Efroni

Yehuda Efroni

Romek

Peter Capell

Peter Capell

Prof. Abramowiz

Gila Almagor

Gila Almagor

The Judge

Ewa Strömberg

Ewa Strömberg

Katia

Herbert Fux

Herbert Fux

Hartmut Hinrichs

Johanna König

Sacha Pitoëff

Sacha Pitoëff

Ewa Strömberg

Ewa Strömberg

Jean-Pierre Zola

Jean-Pierre Zola

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