Escape to the Sun
“Their dream was the sun beyond the border”
1972•PG•1h 58m•4.3•Released
ThrillerActionDrama
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
Menahem Golan
Writer
Menahem Golan
Studio
Noah Films
Cast
Laurence Harvey
Major Kirsanov
Josephine Chaplin
Nina Kaplan
John Ireland
Jacob Kagan
Lila Kedrova
Sarah Kaplan
Jack Hawkins
Baburin
Clive Revill
The Drunkard
Yehuda Barkan
Yasha Bazarov
Yehuda Efroni
Romek
Peter Capell
Prof. Abramowiz
Gila Almagor
The Judge
Ewa Strömberg
Katia
Herbert Fux
Hartmut Hinrichs
Johanna König
Sacha Pitoëff
Production
Company
Noah Films
Company
Cinévision
Producer
Menahem Golan
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