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Escape
“Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture”
75%
Movie
1h 38m
AI Analysis
Escape (1940) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Escape (1940) — a movie tagged as Drama and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as family and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Escape 75% (16 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Escape is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
Preview on this device: 36% match — Matches your tense mood + drama. Sign in to save your profile across devices.
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TMDb audience score
75%
from 16 TMDb votes
Taste match (this device)
36%match
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1940-11-01
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 7.5
- TMDB ID
- 109008
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Where can I watch Escape (1940)?
Escape is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for Escape?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Escape directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Escape about?
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.
Is there an AI analysis for Escape?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Escape?
The official runtime for Escape is approximately 98 minutes.
Cast & crew
Names and photos from The Movie Database (TMDb). Follow links on themoviedb.org for full filmographies.
Directors & writers
Cast

Norma Shearer
Countess Ruby von Treck

Robert Taylor
Mark Preysing

Conrad Veidt
General Kurt von Kolb

Alla Nazimova
Emmy Ritter

Felix Bressart
Fritz Keller

Albert Bassermann
Dr. Arthur Henning

Philip Dorn
Dr. Ditten

Edgar Barrier
Commissioner

Bonita Granville
Ursula

Elsa Bassermann
Mrs. Henning

Blanche Yurka
Nurse

Lisa Golm
Anna
- E
Edit Angold
Ditten's Housekeeper Hilda (uncredited)
- W
Walter Bonn
Concentration Camp Guard (uncredited)
- A
Albert D'Arno
Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Helmut Dantine
Porter (uncredited)

Kay Deslys
Beer Garden Waitress (uncredited)

Ernst Deutsch
Baron von Reiber (uncredited)
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