---
title: 'Escape from the Shadows (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jiří Sequens'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-from-the-shadows-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175377/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Escape from the Shadows (1959)

1959 · 97 min · Drama · Czechoslovakia

Original title: Útek ze stínu

## Synopsis

Escape from the Shadows is a 1959 Czech drama film directed by Jiří Sequens. It was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Medal.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jiří Sequens](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-sequens)
- **Screenplay:** [Jiří Sequens](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-sequens), [Bedřich Kubala](https://cinepixo.com/people/bedrich-kubala)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miloš Vacek](https://cinepixo.com/people/milos-vacek)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alois Jiráček](https://cinepixo.com/people/alois-jiracek)
- **Editor:** [Jan Chaloupek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-chaloupek), [Marie Tillerová](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-tillerova)

## Cast

- [E. Andres](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-andres)
- [Ludmila Vendlová](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludmila-vendlova)
- [Josef Kemr](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-kemr)
- [Svatopluk Skládal](https://cinepixo.com/people/svatopluk-skladal)
- [Václav Kaňkovský](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-kankovsky)
- [Oldřich Hoblík](https://cinepixo.com/people/oldrich-hoblik)
- [Jindřich Narenta](https://cinepixo.com/people/jindrich-narenta)
- [Jaroslav Orlický](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaroslav-orlicky)
- [Bohumil Smutný](https://cinepixo.com/people/bohumil-smutny)
- [Ladislav Trojan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ladislav-trojan)
- [Oldřich Vykypěl](https://cinepixo.com/people/oldrich-vykypel)
- [Milena Asmanová](https://cinepixo.com/people/milena-asmanova)
- [Adolf Komeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolf-komeda)
- [Světla Svozilová](https://cinepixo.com/people/svetla-svozilova)
- [Miloš Willig](https://cinepixo.com/people/milos-willig)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/escape-from-the-shadows-1959
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