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Escape to the Sun

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Director
  
Menahem Golan

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Release date
  
31 October 1972 (U.S.)

Escape to the Sun is a 1972 drama film written and directed by Menahem Golan and starring Laurence Harvey, Josephine Chaplin, John Ireland, Lila Kedrova and Jack Hawkins. The film was a co-production between Israel, France and West Germany.

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Plot

A group of people wish to flee the Soviet Union to escape anti-semitism and political repression, but their activities soon attract the attention of the KGB secret police. The film is based on a short story by author Uri Dan, and in turn based loosely on the events of the June 1970 Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair, in which a group of mostly Jews and two non-Jews unsuccessfully attempted to steal Soviet airplane and fly it to freedom.

Cast

  • Laurence Harvey – Major Kirsalov
  • Josephine Chaplin – Nina Kaplan
  • John Ireland – Jacob Kaplan
  • Sarah Kaplan – Lila Kedrova
  • Jack Hawkins – Baburin
  • Yehuda Barkan – Yasha Bazarov
  • Yehuda Efroni – Romek
  • Peter Capell – Professor Abramowiz

    • References

    Escape to the Sun Wikipedia
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    Escape to Love IMDb


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