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Escape to Nowhere

  • 1961
  • 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
328
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Escape to Nowhere (1961)
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Short film about a battle in East Africa during World War II. Soldiers, on their way to an unknown location, are ambushed and no one will be able to escape (hence the title of the film).Short film about a battle in East Africa during World War II. Soldiers, on their way to an unknown location, are ambushed and no one will be able to escape (hence the title of the film).Short film about a battle in East Africa during World War II. Soldiers, on their way to an unknown location, are ambushed and no one will be able to escape (hence the title of the film).

  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writer
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Star
    • Anne Spielberg
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    328
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writer
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Star
      • Anne Spielberg
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Anne Spielberg
    Anne Spielberg
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    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writer
      • Steven Spielberg
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    • Trivia
      Spielberg wanted to have explosions during the battle scene. He asked his father to pick up supplies at a drug store but he said no. So Spielberg put a small, thin plank on a stick with dirt on the other side. When the actors stepped on the contraption, the dirt was thrown into the air creating a somewhat believable ground explosion.
    • Connections
      Featured in Citizen Steve (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Ride of the Valkyries
      Music by Richard Wagner

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    10/10

    Interesting that this film is featured on the IMDb

    This isn't really a feature film, and it's hardly a short. What it actually is is a home movie with a plot. 15-year-old Steve Speilberg thought his dad's 8mm camera was pretty cool, so he made a movie about brave soldiers fighting nazis during WWII. A lot like the other Speilberg film Battle Squad, filmed the same year, with a bunch of kid soldiers. Lot's of fun, even though all we see are a few seconds of the film.
    • gasgano
    • Jul 18, 2001
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    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Arizona, USA
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    • Runtime
      40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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