Monday Morning Maybe

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Escape

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1940 | 98 min | Drama, Thriller

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
A natural pick for anyone who loves a story about hope against the odds and anyone who's survived an office job. The walls close in, and so does the tension. Fans of The Great Escape or Foreign Correspondent should feel right at home. Anyone who's had a job will recognize these people.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 38 min.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1940: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.

An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $2 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

  • Norma ShearerCountess Ruby von Treck
  • Robert TaylorMark Preysing
  • Conrad VeidtGeneral Kurt von Kolb
  • Alla NazimovaEmmy Ritter
  • Felix BressartFritz Keller
  • Albert BassermannDr. Arthur Henning
  • Philip DornDr. Ditten
  • Edgar BarrierCommissioner
  • Bonita GranvilleUrsula
  • Elsa BassermannMrs. Henning