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Escape Route

Name: Escape Route
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1952-12-01
Cast: George Raft, Sally Gray, Clifford Evans, Reginald Tate, Patricia Laffan

1952 | 78 min | Crime, Thriller

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Layer Cake, start here.
The mood: Tense, gritty.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 1 hr 18 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1952: an older pace and style.

When nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a British agent are assigned to catch the kidnappers.

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
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 7K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Seymour Friedman, Peter Graham Scott

George RaftSteve Rossi
Sally GrayJoan Miller
Clifford EvansMichael Grand
Reginald TateColonel Wilkes
Patricia LaffanIrma Brookes
Frederick PiperInspector Reid
Roddy HughesPorter
June AshleyBlonde Contact in Flat
Grace ArnoldNeighbour (uncredited)
Ernest BlythMorgue Attendant (uncredited)