Escape to the Sun
Seen it?1972 | 118 min | Thriller, Action, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
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
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 impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Menahem Golan
- Laurence HarveyMajor Kirsanov
- Josephine ChaplinNina Kaplan
- John IrelandJacob Kagan
- Lila KedrovaSarah Kaplan
- Jack HawkinsBaburin
- Clive RevillThe Drunkard
- Yehuda BarkanYasha Bazarov
- Yehuda EfroniRomek
- Peter CapellProf. Abramowiz
- Gila AlmagorThe Judge