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.[1] The film was a co-production between Israel, France and West Germany.
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Directed by | Menahem Golan |
Written by | Menahem Golan |
Produced by | Menahem Golan |
Starring | Laurence Harvey Yehuda Barkan Josephine Chaplin Jack Hawkins |
Cinematography | David Gurfinkel |
Edited by | Alfred Srp |
Music by | Dov Seltzer |
Production companies | Comacico Noah Films |
Distributed by | Cinevision (U.S.) |
Release date | 31 October 1972 (U.S.) |
Running time | 118 minutes |
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 a Soviet airplane and fly it to freedom.
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