Escape to the Sun
Their dream was the sun beyond the border
1972 | 118m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Menahem Golan |
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| Writer: | Menahem Golan |
| Staring: |
| 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 | |
| Release Date: | Oct 31, 1972 |
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| Director: | Menahem Golan |
| Writer: | Menahem Golan |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | soviet union, kgb, refugees |
| Production Companies | Cinévision, Noah Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Laurence Harvey | Major Kirsanov |
| Josephine Chaplin | Nina Kaplan |
| John Ireland | Jacob Kagan |
| Lila Kedrova | Sarah Kaplan |
| Jack Hawkins | Baburin |
| Clive Revill | The Drunkard |
| Yehuda Barkan | Yasha Bazarov |
| Yehuda Efroni | Romek |
| Peter Capell | Prof. Abramowiz |
| Gila Almagor | The Judge |
| Ewa Strömberg | Katia |
| Herbert Fux | |
| Hartmut Hinrichs | |
| Johanna König | |
| Sacha Pitoëff | |
| Ewa Strömberg | |
| Jean-Pierre Zola |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Menahem Golan | Director, Writer |
| Kuli Sander | Art Direction |
| Alfred Srp | Editor |
| David Gurfinkel | Director of Photography |
| Dov Seltzer | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Menahem Golan | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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