---
title: 'Escape (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph L. Mankiewicz'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 78
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040325/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Escape (1948)

1948 · 78 min · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Escape is a 1948 thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It follows a Royal Air Force World War II veteran who goes to prison and then escapes and meets a woman who persuades him to surrender. The screenplay by Philip Dunne was based on the 1926 play Escape by John Galsworthy, which had previously been filmed in 1930.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph L. Mankiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-l-mankiewicz)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip Dunne](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-dunne)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Producer:** [William Perlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-perlberg)

## Cast

- [Frederick Piper](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-piper)
- [Rex Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-harrison)
- [Norman Wooland](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-wooland)
- [John Slater](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-slater)
- [Peggy Cummins](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-cummins)
- [Frank Pettingell](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-pettingell)
- [George Woodbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-woodbridge)
- [George Merritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-merritt)
- [Cyril Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-cusack)
- [Patrick Troughton](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-troughton)
- [William Hartnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hartnell)
- [Maurice Denham](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-denham)
- [Marjorie Rhodes](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-rhodes)
- [Jill Esmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-esmond)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-1948
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