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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.) |
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| Running time | 118 minutes |
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. The film was a co-production between Israel, France and West Germany.
The screenplay was written by Menahem Golan and Yosef Gross, based on a short story by Uri Dan. The plot centers around a group of Jews attempting to hijack a plane to escape from a police state. The country's name is not mentioned in the film, but it is clear that it refers to the Soviet Union.
Plot
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.
Cast
- Laurence Harvey – Major Kirsalov
- Josephine Chaplin – Nina Kaplan
- John Ireland – Jacob Kaplan
- Lila Kedrova – Sarah Kaplan
- Jack Hawkins – Baburin
- Yehuda Barkan – Yasha Bazarov
- Yehuda Efroni – Romek
- Peter Capell – Professor Abramowiz
Production
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.
References
- "BFI | Film & TV Database | HABRICHA EL HASHEMESH (1972)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
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