
A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes and goes on the lam, aided by a local girl.
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Escape leans on a strong ensemble — Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins, William Hartnell — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1948.
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P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.
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