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The Last Escape

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  • 1h 30m
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5.1/10
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The Last Escape (1970)
Stuart Whitman stars in this often overlooked but very enjoyable World War Two story about a special Allied unit who must infiltrate a Nazi missile base and rescue a German rocket scientist. Whitman portrays American OSS Captain Mitchell, a tough officer who becomes commander of the mission when the unit's leader is killed because of a mistake made by a young and inexperienced British lieutenant. The unit encounters all sorts of obstacles when they discover the German scientist will not defect to the Allied side unless his whole staff and their families are also allowed to come along. After escaping, the group is chased relentlessly by the Nazis who are trying to recapture the scientists, and also by a Russian assault team, who wants the rocket technology for their country.
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During the final days of WW2, an Allied commando team races toward a German rocket base to abduct a Nazi scientist before the fast advancing Soviet troops could reach him.During the final days of WW2, an Allied commando team races toward a German rocket base to abduct a Nazi scientist before the fast advancing Soviet troops could reach him.During the final days of WW2, an Allied commando team races toward a German rocket base to abduct a Nazi scientist before the fast advancing Soviet troops could reach him.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
229
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    • Walter Grauman
    • John C. Champion(story)
    • Herman Hoffman
  • Stars
    • Stuart Whitman
    • John Collin
    • Martin Jarvis
    • Walter Grauman
    • John C. Champion(story)
    • Herman Hoffman
  • Stars
    • Stuart Whitman
    • John Collin
    • Martin Jarvis
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    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Margit Saad and Stuart Whitman in The Last Escape (1970)
    Margit Saad and Stuart Whitman in The Last Escape (1970)
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    John Collin, Martin Jarvis, and Stuart Whitman in The Last Escape (1970)
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    Stuart Whitman
    Stuart Whitman
    • Capt. David Mitchell
    John Collin
    John Collin
    • Sgt. Henry McBee
    Martin Jarvis
    Martin Jarvis
    • Lt. Donald Wilcox
    Pinkas Braun
    Pinkas Braun
    • Dr. von Heinken
    Günther Neutze
    • Maj. Hessel
    Margit Saad
    Margit Saad
    • Karen Gerhardt
    Patrick Jordan
    Patrick Jordan
    • Maj. Griggs
    Johnny Briggs
    Johnny Briggs
    • Cpl. O'Connell
    Harald Dietl
    • Maj. Petrov
    Gerd Vespermann
    • Blücher
    Andy Pap
    • Curt
    Andrew Lodge
    • Gregory
    David Albert Taylor
    • Cpl. Morse
    • (as David Taylor)
    Richard Abbott
    • Billings
    Paul Bentley
    Paul Bentley
    • Jarvis
    Christian Skrobek
    • Russian Signal Officer
    Chuck Stanford
    • American Lieutenant
    Frank Guarente
    • American Signal Officer
      • Walter Grauman
      • John C. Champion(story)
      • Herman Hoffman
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    • Trivia
      Most (if not all) of the scenes where Mosquito aircraft are flying were taken from 1964's 633 Squadron (1964), also directed by Walter Grauman.
    • Goofs
      The tanks are shows crashing through forest. There is no way the radio tracking van that was part of the convoy would have been able to follow them through that terrain.
    • Soundtracks
      Prelude to Die Meistersinger
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      Music by Richard Wagner

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    5/10
    Routine WWII movie with usual ingredients as noisy action , thrills , explosion and breathtaking feats
    Set during the final days of WWII when the Allied army and Russian troops invaded Germany , there an American commando led by Lee Mitchell : Stuart Whitman is assigned a dangerous trek to enter a military base and take a scientist . As the brave commando dressed in German uniforms race against time to free a rocket scientist called Von Heineken : Pinkas Braun . Later on , they escape while are pursued both the Nazi army and Russian troops that want to take the prestigious scientific for their own purports .

    Run-of-the-mill Warlike movie with nothing special , packing pursuits , crossfire , bombing , and boastful escapades . This is one of many films produced by the Brit Oakmont Production along with : "Hell Boats" , "Attack on the Iron Coast" , "The Thousand Plane Raid" , "Submarine X1" , "Mosquito Squadron" , all of them made in medium budgets and mingling stock footage here and there . As well as following in the wake of the 60s classics , such as : "When the Eagles dare" , "Navarone Guns" , "Tobruk" , "Dirty Dozen" . As always , there is the regular suicide mission to be executed by a commando to carry it out behind the enemy lines , while suffering throughout lots of obstacles , attacks , aerial bombing and other risked inconvenient dangers and drawbacks . Behind Enemy Lines ...Nothing could stand in their Way ! They lied Their Way in ....They must fight their Way Out ! .

    The motion picture filmed in Munich , Bavaria, Germany , was professionally directed by Walter Grauman , though with neither much interest , nor originaly , but mere artificiality and routine , though maintaining spectacular images enough to keep things interesting . Apparently , director Grauman worked on the film's original screenplay with writer/producer John C. Champion but uncredited for such . Walter Grauman was an artisan whose works remain undervalued in USA , directing mostly TV episodes and occassionally for cinema , making the following ones : "Nightmare on the 13th Floor" , "Outrage" , "Scene of the Crime" , "Pleasure palace" , "To race the Wind" , "Are you in the house alone ?" , "The Streets of San Francisco" , "Most Wanted" , "Force five" , "Manhunter" , "Paper Man", "Lady in Cage" and directing another warfare flick in similar style : "833 Squadron" . Rating : 4.5/10 , Mediocre and so-so . Only for WWII hardcore enthusiasts and fans of the recently deceased actor Stuart Whitman who had a long and uneven career . The movie isn't a classic by any means , but not a turkey either , being a passable cool time-waster for wartime stories .
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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1970 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production company
      • Oakmont Productions
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Color
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