The Escape (1944 film)
| The Escape | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Norman Foster |
| Written by | Guy de Maupassant (novel) Betty Cromwell Norman Foster |
| Produced by | José Luis Calderon |
| Starring | Esther Fernandez Ricardo Montalban Carlos Orellana |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Edited by | Charles L. Kimball |
| Music by | Manuel Esperón |
Production company | Producciones México |
Release date | 5 July 1944 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The Escape (Spanish:La fuga ) is a 1944 Mexican historical adventure film directed by Norman Foster and starring Esther Fernandez, Ricardo Montalban and Carlos Orellana. It is based on a novel by Guy de Maupassant. The sets were designed by the art director José Rodríguez Granada. Fernandez's success in the film secured her a contract from the Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures.[1]
The film is set during the French Intervention in Mexico. As the Republican forces of Benito Juarez close in on Mexico City, a group of pro-Imperial supporters flee on a stagecoach to the port city of Veracruz.
Cast
- Esther Fernández as Maria Ines Flores
- Ricardo Montalban as Teniente
- Carlos Orellana as Neftali
- Estela Inda as Condesa de la cadena
- Emma Roldán as Sra. Galindo
- Antonio Bravo as Conde de la cadena
- Miguel Inclán as Miguel
- Antonio R. Frausto as Baldomero
- Eugenia Galindo as Josefa
- Sally Blane as Mrs. Garland
- Manuel Arvide as Militar Frances
- Ángel T. Sala as Coronel Frances
- Fernando Rosales
- Edmundo Espino as Campesino
References
- ^ Waldman & Slide p.104
Bibliography
- Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995. Scarecrow Press, 1996.
External links
- The Escape at IMDb
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