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The Last Escape

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  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
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
230
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Walter Grauman
  • Writers
    • John C. Champion(story)
    • Herman Hoffman
  • Stars
    • Stuart Whitman
    • John Collin
    • Martin Jarvis
  • Director
    • Walter Grauman
  • Writers
    • John C. Champion(story)
    • Herman Hoffman
  • Stars
    • Stuart Whitman
    • John Collin
    • Martin Jarvis
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    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic 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)
    The Last Escape (1970)
    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
    • Director
      • Walter Grauman
    • Writers
      • 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

    User reviews7

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    6/10
    Nice little B-grade action war story
    This was a fun little action/war story I saw as a telemovie today.

    It stars Stuart Whitman, who I know better as the American in THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES, and is about a team taking a German rocket scientist to the allies towards the end of WWII.

    It was very reminiscent of films like THE HEROES OF TELEMARK, THE WILD GEESE, WHERE EAGLES DARE, and A BRIDGE TOO FAR. The action shots were fairly well staged, especially the battle between the armaments (ie tanks, planes, guns, etc). The characters were very two-dimensional, but sustained storyline interest fairly well. Most of the plot was predictable, but the "noble" ending was rather cool and heart-warming.

    Not a great classic by any means, but not a complete turkey either. I thought it was a pretty cool time-waster for a slow afternoon.
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    • BadWebDiver
    • Feb 26, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Son fırsat
    • Filming locations
      • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production company
      • Oakmont Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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